Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

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Mental illness does not discriminate; it can get the better of any of us. The topic of mental illness has been weighing on many in the community since the tragic loss of lives at Parkview Apartments in Monroe, Louisiana last Thursday June 11. There were far too many lost at the hands of a person known to have mental illness issues… but then, one life lost is too many.

For the most part the topic and thought of mental illness is one that we tend to shy away from. It almost seems as if we do not talk about it, it does not exist. Ironically, nearly every day we see manifestations of menta...