SPOTTED: Morgan Stewart, Catt Sadler, Natasha Bedingfield, EJ Johnson, Johnny Dubrel, Brendan Fitzpatrick, Rachel McCord, Ashley Keating, and Colin Egglesfield at NAMI’s #stigmafree Lunch Sponsored By Hope And Grace Fund, held May 28, 2015 at The District Restaurant in Los Angeles, California.

Katrina Gay, Catt Sadler, Morgan Stewart and Tiffani Carter at the NAMI #stigmafree lunch sponsored by hope & grace fund

The #stigmafree campaign is a national effort focused on shattering the stereotypes associated with mental illness. NAMI is the largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Catt Sadler showing Morgan Stewart support at the NAMI hope & grace lunch

NAMI Facts:

• ·         1 in 5 Americans are affected by mental illness in a given year.
• ·         Only 41% of adults in the U.S. with mental health condition received mental health services in the past year.
• ·         22 veterans die by suicide every day.
• ·         Approx. 26% of homeless adults staying in shelters live with serious mental illness.
• ·         Approx. 50% of students age 14 and older with a mental illness drop out of high school.
• ·         Suicide is the 10^th leading cause of death in the U.S.
• ·         Suicide is the second leading cause of death of our youth – 90% of those who die by suicide had an underlying mental illness.

Rachel McCord and Morgan Stewart at the NAMI hope & grace lunch

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  Johnny Drubel, Morgan Stewart, Brendan Fitzpatrick and EJ Johnson at the NAMI #stigmafree lunch sponsored by hope & grace fund