The World battles the STIGMA of Mental Health

Robin Williams, the actor’s battle with depression puts a spotlight on his famous friends, including Christopher Reeve and Jonathan Winters, and other celebrities who had experiences with extreme depression. Robin Williams’ tragic death has cast a much-needed spotlight on issues of depression, suicide and mental health.  Robin Williams to the young lady  who sits on HRT to head to community college are no different than you and I. Families share the same thing, families hurt, and cry! MENTAL HEALTH IS REAL! 

Clearly, depression is no laughing matter — it will afflict one in six people, yet the public has a hard time recognizing “the blues” as a legitimate illness.

“We have to be ever mindful that depression is a real disease, it is common, it is serious, but it is treatable, and we have to keep talking about it,” said Dr. Harry Croft, author of “Treating Your Depression: Finding Light at the End of the Tunnel.”