World Mental Health Day promotes access to mental healthcare

ON OUR ON AIR AND ON OUR

DIGITAL PLATFORMS. SHORTLY

AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE TONIGHT.

>> ON THIS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH

DAY, THE FOCUS IS ON THE

IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE HAVING

ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

RESEARCH SHOWS ABOUT 65 MILLION

AMERICANS LIVE WITH A MENTAL

HEALTH CONDITION. BUT MORE THAN

HALF ARE NOT RECEIVING

TREATMENT A DAY LIKE TODAY

PROMOTES AWARENESS ABOUT THE

IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE ASKING AND

GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED.

ONE UNC CHAPEL HILL EXPERT WE

SPOKE WITH SUGGESTS OUR MENTAL

HEALTH SHOULD BE CHECKED JUST

LIKE OUR VITAL SIGNS. KRON

JOHNSON SAYS EQUALLY IMPORTANT

IS THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY.

FAITH COMMUNITIES, RECREATIONAL

COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES LOVED

ONES, FRIENDS.

>> THAT STATE AND WITH WILLING

COMPASSIONATE HEARTS AND OPEN

MINDS AND ARE ABLE TO SIT WITH

US WHEN WE SAY I'M I'M NOT

DOING THE BEST AND RATHER THAN

TRYING TO FIX IT. WE'LL SIT

WITH AND SAY HOW CAN I SUPPORT

YOU IN THIS?

JOHNSON SAYS THERE'S MORE OF

AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THESE DAYS

OF PEOPLE EMBRACING THEIR

SEARCH FOR A MENTAL HEALTH

CARE.

>> SHE SAYS THAT WILL FURTHER

REDUCE THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL

HEALTH CARE. THIS YEAR'S THEME