“Candlelight vigil to be held in Carlisle for mental health awareness”

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This September 28, 2014 The Sentinel article talks about an upcoming candle light vigil, meant to raise awareness of mental illness, to be held on October 5, 2014  at 6:30pm on the steps of the Cumberland County Courthouse at the Square in Carlisle, PA.

This vigil is part of Mental Illness Awareness Week which runs from October 5 – 11, 2014

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Mental Illness Awareness Week October 5 – 11, 2014

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Mental Illness Awareness Week is held the first full week of October each year and is also known as Mental Health Awareness Week.  The Awareness Week was established in 1990 in the United States spurred on by the efforts of NAMI in raising awareness about mental illness and the many facets of the issue.

 

“A Personal Perspective on the Importance of Mental Illness Awareness Week”

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Jeff Bohen of Levittown Now published this piece on October 7, 2013 and offers his personal insight into the importance of Mental Illness Awareness Week which continues from October 6 through October 12 and is an annual occurrence on the first full week of October.

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