I had the pleasure of attending the "Breaking The Blues Stigma-Wellness Event," presented by the Zeta Phi Beta, Inc., Gamma Zeta Zeta Chapter (Columbus, Ohio.) This event was set up in an effort to bring awareness to an issue that continues to affect many families and communities. That issue is, the silence of mental health issues. Thousands of individuals silently suffer from mental illness everyday. Unfortunately, they go untreated because they are too ashamed and embar

As we know, May is mental health awareness month, so let me start by saying, mental illness is REAL and it is nothing to joke about!!! Millions of American’s lives are impacted daily by mental health conditions. Did you know, approximately 43.8 million adults in the U.S. experience mental illness in a given year and 2 out of 3 do not seek treatment? Wow, we just never know what issues people are REALLY dealing with, My guess is, some people don't seek treatment because of th