Memphis, TN —Honorable Speaker of the Senate Ron Ramsey and Honorable Senator Mark Norris issued the first proclamation in support of a mental health initiative in the state of Tennessee. This is a major breakthrough to benefit people living with bipolar disorder in the State of Tennessee and supports The Brilliance in Bipolar Initiative.
The National Bipolar Foundation (NBPF) was founded in 2007 by Marc Kullman, in order to reduce stigma, educate, and seek affordable healthcare for those people living with bipolar disorder. A National Awareness Initiative has been launched to spread awareness through press releases, press conferences, proclamations, influential people, and its online campaign through social media networking. The MedicAlert Foundation, founded in 1956, is the leader in providing identification and emergency medical information. Together both foundations have developed a program that will prevent the misdirection, misdiagnosis, and mistreatments of people living with bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder is said to affect at least one in 100 people, including their family and friends, and some say as many as one in 25, including undiagnosed cases. This cooperative effort between NBPF and the MedicAlert Foundation will have widespread impact on our society.
The National Bipolar Foundation is encouraging people to support their National Awareness Initiative to help start the conversation on bipolar disorder.
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