{"id":1334,"date":"2018-10-05T14:12:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T19:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avenue360.org\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:20:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T19:20:38","slug":"mental-illness-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avenue360.org\/blog\/mental-illness-awareness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Illness Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1335\" src=\"https:\/\/avenue360.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/bf8b5082129948c186e730d681412630.jpeg\" alt=\"Bf8b5082129948c186e730d681412630\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The first full week of October is Mental Illness Awareness Week.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nearly one in five American adults\u00a0are diagnosed with a mental illness each year.\u00a0 Mental illnesses affect 19% of the adult population, 46% of teenagers and 13% of children each year. People struggling with their mental health\u00a0may be in your family, live next door, teach your children and\u00a0work in the next cubicle. However, of those diagnosed, only 50% are treated, often because of the stigma attached to mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of.\u00a0 It is a medical condition just like heart disease.\u00a0\u00a0Mental illness is treatable. The vast majority of individuals with mental illness continue to function in their daily lives.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\">What Exactly\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0a Mental Illness<\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>A mental illness is a\u00a0physical illness of the brain\u00a0that causes disturbances in thinking, behavior, energy or emotion that make it difficult to cope with the ordinary demands of life. Research is starting to uncover the complicated causes of these diseases which can include genetics, brain chemistry, brain structure, experiencing trauma and\/or having another medical condition, like heart disease.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"validating\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mentalhealthamerica.net\/recognizing-warning-signs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Illness- Recognizing warning signs and how\u00a0to cope and Resources.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first full week of October is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Nearly one in five American adults\u00a0are diagnosed with a mental illness each year.\u00a0 Mental illnesses affect 19% of the adult population, 46% of teenagers and 13% of children each year. 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