"We need to be able to be honest and open.   It's not a character flaw, it's not a parenting issue, it's nobody's fault." - Tina Lee, Community Education and Outreach Manager with National Alliance Mental Illness-NYS.

Tina Lee is the Community Education and Outreach Manager with National Alliance Mental Illness-NYS.  In this podcast with Diane Donato, she speaks very candidly about conversations we need to be having about mental health and suicide prevention.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families.  The group offers peer support, public education, advocacy and more.

For more information: naminys.org

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