The month of May has been proclaimed "Mental Health Month" in the Virgin Islands by Governor Charles W. Turnbull.
The governor has said that there is a serious need to provide adequate and equitable health care coverage for mental disorders. Mental illness is the most prevalent health problem in America today – more common than cancer, lung and heart diseases combined.
All residents, businesses, agencies and civic organizations need to become better educated on the subject of mental health.
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