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Martin County Human Services outlines mental health basics and highlights treatment gap during awareness month
Summary
In a Mental Health Awareness Month interview, Martin County Human Services Director Michelle Miller and Human Services Manager Joanna Green defined mental health, listed common conditions, and said about 20% of people in the U.S. experience mental illness while only about half receive treatment.
Michelle Miller, Human Services Director for Martin County, opened the county’s Mental Health Awareness Month segment by saying the series aims “to increase understanding, reduce stigma, and highlight the importance of mental well-being in every part of our community.”
Joanna Green, Human Services Manager, told Miller that “mental health is generally a blanket term describing how we think, feel, and act,” and said mental…
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