RECOVERY

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RECOVERY from mental illness is possible ... with safe and affordable housing and appropriate supports.

Affordable housing for the mentally ill

Since there is a shortage of affordable housing for the people with mental illness,the Government should expand the number of safe,affordable independent housing units in order make recovery possible.

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The Federal Government should increase the funding for provincial governments and non-profit groups to provide housing for the mentally ill.

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Famous people suffering from mental illness

Mental health is an increasing priority for the average person. But what about famous people? They aren’t exempt from mental health issues either. Some are more private about their mental health,while others strive to raise awareness in hopes of debunking misconceptions about disorders. This list identifies some of history’s most well-known names.

People Known to have Coped with Symptoms of Mental Illness

Leo Tolstoy,author

Charles Dickens,English author

John Keats,poet

Michelangelo,artist

Bette Midler,entertainer

Charles Schultz,cartoonist

Dick Clark,entertainer

Irving Berlin,composer

Rosemary Clooney,singer

Jimmy Piersall,baseball player. Boston Red Sox

Burgess Meredith, actor

Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky,composer

Charlie Pride,singer

Sylvia Plath,poet and novelist

Janet Jackson,singer

Patty Duke,actress

Roseanne Barr, comedian

Marlon Brando,actor

Maurice Bernard,actor

Buzz Aldrin,astronaut

Margot Kidder,Actress

Jonathon Winters,comedian

Pat Conroy,author

Ernest Hemingway,Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist

Tennessee Williams,American playwright