Nationally Mandated Mental Health education, awareness and services for all students.

I suffer from Bipolar Disorder, anxiety and PTSD It got so severe I attempted suicide in my college dorm after years of struggling to deal with my brothers death by overdose, trauma, mental illness and school. After almost dying and weeks in hospitals, I was asked to move off of campus because I was a liability. The college should have provided support, care, and follow up with a student suffering from mental illness. Feeling alone with no direction, my mental health deteriorated so much I was completely disabled. I would spend the following years in and out of psychiatric facilities. Had I been provided with mental health services and education at a young age, early intervention could have led to treatment that allowed me to manage and cope with mental illness in a more successful way. I believe my brother also suffered from Bipolar disorder and was using drugs to self medicate. Had he been provided care and intervention, he could still be alive today. Early intervention is the best prevention.