Alice is a young woman in her 30’s, with multiple health problems, including seizures. read more
Allie
…dreams of working to transform the language that the media use, so that there is no more blaming mental health for violence; she knows that mental illness does not mean individuals are killers or other violent perpetrators… read more
Amber
…is a student in a small four-year college, and she is determined to meet her goal of becoming a health care provider. read more
Andrew
…identifies that the field of mental health as a whole is underfunded. read more
Annette
In addition to struggling with schizophrenia and depression, Annette has other health problems that keep her close to home. read more
Antone
I had gotten into the military, and again no one knew what was going on with me mental health wise. read more
Ashley Smith
…maintains that her strongest tool for maintaining her mental health throughout her daily life is her family and her peer support. read more
Bob
…appreciates the services he receives, and he knows that he is able to function better because of them, he believes that changes in the mental health system need to be made. read more
Derrick
“Um, not, not sayin’ almost livin’ normal, but havin’ the basic normal necessities that I get, a regular person or persons going through mental health stages need.” read more
Fonda
“I started [taking medication] when I was twenty-two, but I was on and off it, because of lack of health insurance.” read more
Jason
“Oh, look, this is five bucks but I don’t want to spend five dollars, I can get this for four for five.” But it’s more unhealthier, and I just can’t make that decisions by myself…read more
Jeanne
…hopes this volunteer work will assist her in achieving her career goal of working in the mental health field. read more
Joseph
Thus, rather than receiving support from his teenage acquaintances and friends, he felt like an outcast….Additionally, this lack of support might have been from a lack of awareness of mental health issues at the time. read more
Katie
In the initial stages of joining the Army, she was asked the routine questions about physical and psychological health. read more
Marshal
…was placed in a mental health unit where he completed a program and began regularly taking medication again. read more
Mary
I feel like this was my calling all along and that I had to go through the mental illness in the bizarre way that I did with many, many diagnoses and, you know, at my turning point being what it was, that I had to go through all that so that I could be an effective mental health advocate and speaker. read more
Mr. Zimmerman
Although the mental health field is bursting with wonderful, dedicated and caring providers, it can be a challenge to deeply listen to individuals with severe mental illness due to the constraints of an overburdened health care system. read more
Rachel
She does mention, though, the positive changes she has personally seen following the national healthcare initiative.’, ‘Since then, some mental health-related expenditures have decreased, and she has been able to join a good plan which has subsidized costs. read more
Rebecca
However, she feels perhaps greater connection with other people when she writes articles about other things, like marriage or health…read more
Rick
…attributes his success in being able to cope now that he is out of the hospital to the mental health day program he attends. read more
Timothy
In today’s world, many struggle with finding affordable healthcare, and/or getting the insurance they need to be able to pay for routine checkups or procedures…Timothy receives Social Security and has Molina Medicare, but has difficulty finding health providers that work within the network.
Victoria
…works proactively to become the best version of herself by educating herself, exercising, and maintaining a home environment conducive to healthy spiritual growth. read more
Wesley
I think that’s another thing that I’ve kind of gathered or gained interest in over the years, especially after my experience. I’d like to help out mental illness—mental health awareness and stuff like that a lot. read more
