One problem I believe needs attention is the tremendous stigma on mental health. People think that someone with a mental illness are “crazy” or “attention seekers” or “not all there” but that’s not the case people with mental illness don’t decide to have one, they can’t control. A stigma is a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something. The mental health stigma would be considered a social stigma. Why treat someone poorly because they only have mental disorder not cancer? Yes, cancer is a very serious thing, however, so are mental illnesses. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in youth ages 15-24 and the 10th leading cause of death in people of all ages and over 90% of people who commit
