The annual “Stop the Stigma” event will be held on May 10th from 10 am to 2 pm at Henry Mayo Hospital. This event is held in order to remove the stigma associated with seeking help for mental illness.

Our SEJ team member Barbara Wilson is the person who makes this event happen. She tells us that mental health problems are increasing as students fear that their immigrant parents will be deported and that there is an increase in the number of transgender people attempting suicide. Both are the result of government policies that further marginalize people in these groups. Barbara also founded the non-profit group “Mental Health Hook-up.”