New events have been added to our calendar!! Please join us for our Annual Meeting May 9 from 7:30-9 AM at Woman’s Club at Chamber, Bike & Band Benefit May 11 from 5-10 PM at the Tilted Kilt in Jefferson Pointe, and Lunch & Learn Series Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with Dr. David Lombard May 22 from 12-1 PM at St. Joseph Hospital. ADHD is a problem with inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, or a combination. Dr. Lombard will discussion the disorder, signs, and solutions to working with children and adults with ADHD. Click to register online.
Mental Health America in Allen County says farewell to Ruth Ann Sprunger click here for more details on her farewell open house and Lifetime Achivement awards.
The definition of mental illness according to Indiana law is a psychiatric disorder that: Substantially disturbs an individual's thinking, feeling, or behavior; and impairs the individual's ability to function.
The term includes mental retardation, alcoholism, and addiction to narcotics or dangerous drugs.
Those who are affected by mental illness struggle with family issues, job stability and the medical and legal systems just as those who are affected with physical problems. Mental illness, however, has a long standing stigma and it is thought to be scary, violent, and ugly. This stigma can keep some people from getting treatment and lack of health insurance for mental health problems can also be an impediment.
The effects of Mental Illness can be helped with treatment, counseling, medication and education.
Mental Health America in Allen County, an educational advocate organization, is here to help you with
any questions you may have!
