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Every day, millions of people suffer from mental illnesses — diseases that can’t be seen but cause tremendous pain.

DONATE NOW TO BRING CARE AND UNDERSTANDING TO PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES » Dear Good, Every day, millions of people suffer from mental illnesses — diseases that can’t be seen but cause tremendous pain. And you probably know that the great majority of people with mental illnesses do not receive the care they need. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Given the appropriate treatment, persons with mental illness and substance abuse disorders can have a bright future. By making a gift today, you can help us improve the lives of many people living with a mental illness or substance abuse disorder. Your gift will be put to immediate work to: Improve children’s access to care through their schools and keep children who are in need of services out of the juvenile court system. Convene international, domestic, and local leaders to reform public policy and improve access to treatment and care. Work with national leaders to fully implement U.S. legislation that requires insurance to cover mental health and substance abuse services as it does other illnesses such as diabetes or cancer. Create a sustainable mental health system for the Liberian people, a population recovering from years of civil war and an Ebola epidemic. DONATE NOW TO EASE SUFFERING AND ERASE STIGMA » While the simple welcome sign may be homemade, it represents the beginnings of a profound change in Liberia’s treatment of people suffering from mental illnesses. In Liberia, mental health care was almost nonexistent, and a cascade of superstition, stigma, and discrimination served only to intensify the mental health crisis. For several years now, The Carter Center has been working with the Liberian Ministry of Health to create a sustainable mental health system in Liberia. To date, we have trained more than 240 mental health clinicians, with more than 80 specializing in desperately needed care for children and adolescents. With our help, Liberia also passed its first mental health law, which protects persons with mental illnesses from discrimination and improves access to services. Additionally, your gift will help sustain the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. For more than two decades, The Carter Center has trained journalists to cover stories related to mental health accurately in an effort to avoid further stigmatizing persons with mental illness. Rosalynn Carter Fellows have produced award-winning articles, documentaries, and books and have directly impacted policy that has improved access to treatment. Good, we need your help now to continue this progress. With your support, I’m confident we can do even more to erase stigma and give people hope that they can live a life free from mental illnesses. Thank you for your compassion and for investing in this important work that will bring much-needed relief to millions of people in the United States, in Liberia, and across the world. Sincerely, Jimmy Carter Co-Founder and Trustee The Carter Center Rosalynn Carter Co-Founder The Carter Center MAKE A GIFT TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES » Donate Now   |   Forward to a Friend   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2016-17, 95% of our spending went directly to our peace and health programs. We appreciate the opportunity to communicate with you. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange, or rent your email address. Update Your Preferences or Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2018 All rights reserved.

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