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And we'll also be having Mike on in a couple of other shows down the pike on looking at mental health as it relates to particular population groups and age groups, and then also a following show on policy implications, what we can do from a policy perspective in order to change these things. So, Mike, thank you. Thank you. Thank you for being with us today. It's a pleasure.

It's great seeing you as well. So let me kick this off. I'm going to ask this, maybe it seems like a simple question, but it probably has a longer answer. What, Mike, what have you seen? I mean, you've been in this arena for a long time now. So what have you really seen in the area of mental health over the years?

It's great seeing you as well. So let me kick this off. I'm going to ask this, maybe it seems like a simple question, but it probably has a longer answer. What, Mike, what have you seen? I mean, you've been in this arena for a long time now. So what have you really seen in the area of mental health over the years?

I mean, there's got to be some torches that we all should be carrying, things that have changed, things that have gotten better, things that have gotten worse. What's your perspective on it?

I mean, there's got to be some torches that we all should be carrying, things that have changed, things that have gotten better, things that have gotten worse. What's your perspective on it?

Yeah. That's a huge change. Yeah. You know, it's really interesting because, you know, in my notes that I got from our crew, The first word that I put on my list of questions besides this one was stigma. And there was a stigma. There still is. There still is that stigma. It's like if people are labeled with a mental health disease, it's kind of like not good.

Yeah. That's a huge change. Yeah. You know, it's really interesting because, you know, in my notes that I got from our crew, The first word that I put on my list of questions besides this one was stigma. And there was a stigma. There still is. There still is that stigma. It's like if people are labeled with a mental health disease, it's kind of like not good.

It's just like people have this attitude about it. And it's unfortunate.

It's just like people have this attitude about it. And it's unfortunate.

That's okay. Hey, I do appreciate this conversation. As you were talking, I had to go back to my childhood when I thought about this term. We didn't talk about mental health. We talked about being crazy. And everything went underneath that particular title. And so as you were saying, if you were crazy, people just left you alone.

That's okay. Hey, I do appreciate this conversation. As you were talking, I had to go back to my childhood when I thought about this term. We didn't talk about mental health. We talked about being crazy. And everything went underneath that particular title. And so as you were saying, if you were crazy, people just left you alone.

But there's so many different things that impact our mental health that we could never even thought about, so many different types of conditions. And so could you talk about some of the conditions that are involved with mental health issues so that people can get a better understanding of these are some of the things that do affect your mental health?

But there's so many different things that impact our mental health that we could never even thought about, so many different types of conditions. And so could you talk about some of the conditions that are involved with mental health issues so that people can get a better understanding of these are some of the things that do affect your mental health?

Let me ask you something, Mike. You know, all the years, and you've been involved in it for a long time. Talk to me a little bit about communication around mental health. How is it that we've, you know, certainly we have venues today for communication that lend itself to quick information. Okay, maybe not always accurate information. But tell me how communication vehicles has either helped

Let me ask you something, Mike. You know, all the years, and you've been involved in it for a long time. Talk to me a little bit about communication around mental health. How is it that we've, you know, certainly we have venues today for communication that lend itself to quick information. Okay, maybe not always accurate information. But tell me how communication vehicles has either helped

the mental health issue or has been detrimental to it?

the mental health issue or has been detrimental to it?

yeah so let me let me ask this question because i you know it's it you know and and and i come from a community perspective so you know i get all these i get all these comments people will say about different different kind of topics but what percentage of our population really is affected by mental health issues you know i mean percentage of which populations you say Yeah, just in general.

yeah so let me let me ask this question because i you know it's it you know and and and i come from a community perspective so you know i get all these i get all these comments people will say about different different kind of topics but what percentage of our population really is affected by mental health issues you know i mean percentage of which populations you say Yeah, just in general.

I just want to do just something in general. And the reason why I ask that question is that a lot of times people come up with all kinds of data. They say half of us have mental health issues. And we know that that's not true. But I know that there's some specific population, some specific information that we need to know to help to address some of the myths about this particular issue.