Vernon Township Mental Health Fair Saturday May 18th 10am - 12:00pm

A Helping Community. This is the theme of the second Vernon Township Mental Health Fair. One in five adults and teenagers will experience a mental health crisis. In addition approximately 40% of the adults experiencing a mental health crisis will receive any type of help (National Institute of Health statistics). Furthermore, Lake County had 60 suicides in 2015 (latest data available).

Vernon Township Trustees, Kol Hadash's Community Service Committee, and the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Lake County and Barrington chapters are sponsoring a Mental Health Fair on Saturday, May 18 from 10am until 12pm at the Vernon Township Community Building 2900 N. Main Street Buffalo Grove. The Fair is free and open to the public. There will be approximately twenty community groups represented including legal, social, and vocational organizations. One of the groups is Soul Harbor Ranch who will bring their therapy ponies and service animals. Also, representatives from State Representative Didech and Congressman Brad Schneider will be present as well.

For those currently dealing with a mental illness, there will be agencies that can offer treatment alternatives. For the public at large the Mental Health Fair is an informative way to present the available mental health services. In addition, the Mental Health Fair is a means to decrease the stigma of mental health. With mental health being in the news lately, it is important to learn what local resources are available.