• Brain Health Now® is a grass roots organization dedicated to ending the stigma of mental illness.
• Brain disease is not a choice.
• 1 in 5 people have experienced a brain health issue in their lives — that's over 482,000 Iowans.
• 60% of adults and 50% of youths between the ages of 8-15 avoid treatment or don't ask for help with Brain Health issues.
• Research has proven that brain disease is caused by malfunctioning connections between nerve cells along pathways in the brain.
• 82% of people with a Brain Health issue do not confide with their co-workers or employees.
• MRI Technology is now able to identify areas of the brain that have been compromised by brain disease.
• Brain Health disorders are misunderstood and that's why we need to reframe how we talk about them.
• We all need to be mindful of our reactions, conversations and words when talking about Brain Health.
• Our brains are organs and can get sick, too, so think about the words we use.
• We need to treat Brain Health issues the same way we treat heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and any other physical disease.
• Our goal is to End the Stigma of Mental Illness by changing the words we use. Psycho, crazy, nuts, mental illness should all be replaced with Brain Health or Brain Disease.