The York-Adams chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will partner with UPMC Memorial Hospital on Oct. 7 for the annual Mental Health Awareness Walk.
on Oct. 7 for the 14th annual Mental Health Awareness Walk. The event will benefit people in the area who are living with a mental health condition and their families.
"One of the nice things about what we do is that I get to hear on a day-to-day basis those families that will call into the office or talk to us and say, 'I didn't know you were hear to help me,'" Desiree Irvin, executive director, said."And so this walk will really help the community to know where we're at. They can come out, ask questions, educate themselves on mental health and know that we are here for them locally in the community.
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