Mental health surveys, seminars help raise awareness

“It is an odd paradox,” began actress Glenn Close, “that a society which can now speak openly and unabashedly about topics that were once unspeakable still remains largely silent when it comes to mental illness.”

Close is the founder of Bring Change 2 Mind, a nonprofit organization working to overcome the stigmas associated with mental illness.

Ritzville High School alumnus Haley Oestreich shared the same goal as she conducted mental health surveys and informational workshops with Lind Ritzville High School students.

Oestreich’s case study is part of her senior thesis at Eastern Washington Uni...