I know I have posted about Glenn Close and her advocacy concerning mental illness, if I remember correctly it was back in June and she was part of a panel discussion. But that aside, I learned something new concerning her nephew.
Three things that caught my ear, no vocabulary, knowledge (is power) and in regards to her sister, "she lived a life she didn't have to."
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Close is one of the biggest advocates for changing the stigma around mental illness. She started the non-profit, Bring Change 2 Mind, with a mission to raise awareness about the misconceptions associated with mental disorders.
"Four of five of us are touched in some way by mental illness," Close says.
In December, Close was in Washington to work with a bipartisan group on the Excellence in Mental Health Act. She tells Burnett the law will get government funding for behavioral and mental health organizations that are already working on the ground in communities.
"Mental health has always been the least funded of all the departments in our government," Close says. "There's been such a cutback on funds for organizations like that - we are suffering from it."
Glenn Close on family's struggle with mental disorders: We had no vocabulary for mental illness – Erin Burnett OutFront - - CNN.com Blogs
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