"Someone is here to help": that's the message that Mary Jane Mullenhour wants to spread to every person that goes through the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, support group. Mullenhour has lead the local NAMI support group for several years; in fact, it's a passion for helping those who are dealing with mental issues that has driven Mullenhour to give her time for others for over 45 years.
Multiple health organizations in the Findlay area have teamed up to provide accessible HIV testing to the public. Equitas Health out of Lima has partnered with the Findlay Family Resource Center, and LGBTQ+ Spectrum of Findlay to offer these testing sites. Walk-up appointments are free and confidential. Equitas recently acquired a mobile outreach vehicle that will soon travel around the state for these pop-up clinics. Troy Miller, the Northwest Prevention Program Manager at Equitas Health, says HIV testing isn't widely available in Hancock County, so they wanted to help.
In part two of our series, "What is Normal? The Stigma of Mental Illness", Holly Geaman talks with the Holbrooks who have dealt with mental illness for their entire marriage.