What a difference
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I'm Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat. Close to one in five 18- to-25-year-olds have experienced serious psychological distress. But this is the least likely age group to seek help for mental problems. So HHS experts, working with the Ad Council, are showing how to support friends with mental health problems and the critical role that friendship plays in recovery. A series of ads, including TV and radio spots, gives those friends some guidance – simple things, like remembering that a mental illness is just that, an illness, and people who have it should not be stigmatized by it. Acting U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu: "Sometimes the best medicine of all is the support and understanding of friends." (5 seconds) HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has tips at whatadifference.org. Learn more at www.hhs.gov. HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I'm Ira Dreyfuss. Last revised: January, 25 2007 | 
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