Florida Department of Children & Families
Mental Health Services
Many individuals diagnosed with mental illnesses or thought and mood disorders like Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (manic depression) and Depression, are living successfully in their communities. While their diagnosis has inevitably hit their lives like a lightening bolt, they have recovered, or gotten their lives back, despite the obstacles. With mental health treatment, self-management, support of family and friends, they are moving forward with their personal recovery goals. Please take the time to listen to their stories. The individual(s) you will see are not actors; they are actual mental health consumers from Florida, who with us, are working to eliminate the stigma and discrimination that comes with the diagnosis of a mental illness.
Watch the main introduction video directly below, then view actual stories on the right.
