On July 16, a new national mental health hotline will rollout. Two of its supporters, sethmoulton and zakwilliams, explain how they hope it will change mental health in the U.S.
Moulton, a Democrat, represents Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District. He served as a Marine Infantry Officer in Iraq. He is the co-chair of the House Armed Services Committee’s Future of Defense Task Force.
As a mental health-focused entrepreneur and advocate and a Marine veteran Congressman, we come from very different backgrounds and we spend our days in very different ways. But we both have deep, personal experiences with mental illness, just like so many other Americans. There are two basic reasons why so many Americans don’t address mental health: They are afraid or discouraged from getting help, or they simply don’t know how to get it.First: More people need to share their stories.
One of the many myths about mental health is the idea that talking about something like depression makes it worse, but research shows the opposite. The majority of people whowere significantly more likely to feel relieved and more hopeful after speaking with someone.
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