

Conversations To Help Break the Silence: 3 Things About Mental Illness I Wish I Had Learned Earlier
Welcome and let me introduce myself. I’m 1 of 100+ Boca Brave women. I’m caregiver and advocate for a son with a schizoaffective disorder. His rocky road toward “being in recovery” inspires me to learn, speak out and act up about the challenges people with brain diseases face in America. One in four adults — nearly 62 million Americans — go through a mental illness in any given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The majority — 60% — don’t get help. Me