**Behavioral Health Barometer: United States, Volume 4 helped me to learn about the prevalence of mental illness in my community. Reading sections about serious mental health and on suicide prevention taught me one fuck load about myself and obviously the rest of you folks.**

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**If your illness can give you something it is the peace of mind that in the future, if you meet someone on the street that is experiencing any of these symptoms, other folks would keep walking and leave that person in the dust, whereas someone who has been through it will stop and show empathy and hopefully bring that person to an advanced treatment facility.** 

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[**https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma17-barous-16.pdf**](https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma17-barous-16.pdf)

[**https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/suicide-prevention**](https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/suicide-prevention)

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**We are a community that you and I both belong to. Lean into that and learn what is going on in your community's mind.**