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Mental illness affects each individual differently. Some self-mutilate. Some abuse drugs. Some consider suicide. Some die from their illness to escape the pain.<\/p>\n

Sharon C. Engdahl has met with them all. And she believes that just as administering CPR at the onset of symptoms can prevent death, seeking early intervention can save the life of someone suffering from mental illness.<\/p>\n

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Mental illness affects each individual differently. Some self-mutilate. Some abuse drugs. Some consider suicide. Some die from their illness to escape the pain.<\/p>\n

Sharon C. Engdahl has met with them all. And she believes that just as administering CPR at the onset of symptoms can prevent death, seeking early intervention can save the life of someone suffering from mental illness.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"topic":[],"news-type":[172],"class_list":["post-13709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-type-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEarly intervention and education are key to combating mental illness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mental illness affects each individual differently. Some abuse drugs. Some consider suicide. 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