You might be thinking, what kind of title is this? Frankly, for me it’s a serious question. As I told you about several weeks back, we completed a phone pre-survey prior to kicking off our OF-1-MIND campaign, and I can not stop obsessing on a fact that we learned. 63% of all Ohioans surveyed stated that they were impacted by having a friend or family member with either a mental illness and/or addiction. Think about that; that’s two out of every three Ohioans whose lives have been affected by someone with a mental illness and/or addiction. So what have I been obsessing about? If two thirds of all Ohioans have been affected by someone with an addiction or mental illness, why aren’t Ohio’s elected officials paying more attention to the issues of mental illness and addiction? It seems to me that if an issue affects 2/3rds of all of your constituents that this is an issue you would definitely want to address! So I ask what am I missing? I don’t know the answer to my question, but what I do know is this; it’s time that we insist that OUR legislators pay attention to this issue.
To learn more about the OF-1-MIND phone survey go to www.OF-1-MIND.org.
Have a great week!
Cheri L. Walter
Chief Executive Officer
