I would like to take this opportunity to give a big "Thank you" to everyone who has taken the time to add their names to this petition to help get the word out about the stigma of mental illness and how we in the mental health community need to speak out against it.

I also would like to send you this update on this petition. It has 1,332 signatures, which is absolutely wonderful! What's even more wonderful is that is also the number of people (those in the mental health community as well as families who have a loved one who has a mental illness) who really believe in the purpose of this petition. The goal of the petition is to get 1,500 signatures for the petition to get the attention of the local news. The petition is short of 168 signatures. 

If you can, please add your name to the petition and if you can, share the petition with your family, your friends as well as your community to help me reach my goal. Once again, I thank all of you for your support and as a peer advocate, I will definitely do my best to help get the word out about the stigma of mental illness. Let me help you and together, we can help decrease the stigma. Thank you and God bless! - Jon