Candlelight vigil held to spread mental illness awareness

TUCSON – A candlelight vigil was held at Reid Park in honor of Mental Illness Awareness week on Tuesday, October 8.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) hosted the event to promote mental illness recovery and understanding.
Mental illnesses are biologically-based brain disorders which cause disturbances in thinking, feeling, and/or relating.
According to NAMI, one in five Americans will experience a mental disorder in his or her lifetime.
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