Today's episode features Shannon Hannaway! Shannon is a Colorado native, and a recent graduate of Montana State University with a degree in History: Science, Environment, Technology and Society. She is active in public policy work through organizations such as NAMI CO, NAMI Boulder, Mental Health Colorado, and the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado. As Miss Mile High, a local title within the Miss America Organization, she uses her personal experience with mental illness to highlight not only the need for destigmatization, but for the importance of action to improve access to behavioral health treatment. Shannon's personal experience with mental illness includes a childhood of anxiety and panic disorder, which later shifted into PTSD and psychotic depression in college. Her childhood and college experiences illuminated the process and challenges in getting treatment. As a result of her recovery, Shannon became involved with end of life care, Mental Health Summits, Mental Health First Aid training, and Psychiatric Advance Directives. She hopes that by including action alongside destigmatization, more people can get treatment and improve their mental health.
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