We lost a beautiful loved one to mental illness over the weekend. With my son Jon’s diagnosis, I always thought the lack of help for him was due to his/our lack of financial resources, or his addictions, which made finding treatment more difficult, or even my failure as parent. But the loved one we lost this weekend had the resources, no addictions, and had strong family support his entire life. They sought help for him continuously and ferociously, and yet the system FAILED them. The system failed HIM. Why???? This is why I’m not okay. I’m angry. The Shame of Mental Illness is NOT with the illness, NOT with the patient, NOT with their families – the Shame of Mental Illness is that NO ONE has answers, NO ONE can get help! This should make all of us ANGRY. The month of May is Mental Health May 5th is “Silence the Shame” Day to help bring awareness to the plague that is crippling our world right now – mental illness – and to help erase the stigma associated with mental illness. I don’t a...