New housing option helps adults with mental illness find stability

New housing option helps adults with mental illness find stability

Jeremiah Vannmanen loves painting landscapes and bowls of fruit in the impressionist style. He dreams of one day studying electrical engineering. But for now, Jeremiah - like many others in Montana - needs a little extra support navigating life.WATCH: New housing option helps adults with mental illness find stability"I paint, play video games. I also have my own easel for painting," Jeremiah said.For adults like Jeremiah, adult foster care offer…

Breaking the stigma, one conversation at a time

On a typical Wednesday evening, while most students are buried in textbooks or frantically refreshing Canvas, a particular group of Wake Forest students gather for something different. Rather than tests, pressure or expectations, there are open conversations, laughter and sometimes therapy dogs. This is NAMI Wake Forest, the university’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Over the past five years, the club has transformed from a…