Senate Mental Health Chair Praises Hudson Valley Mental Health Agency/history Channel For Upcoming Tv Special On Lincoln's Struggle With Depression

Senator Thomas P. Morahan, who chairs the Senate’s Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee praised the Mental Health Association of Rocklandand its parent organization (the National Mental Health Association), as well as The History Channelfor their collaboration of a television special, entitled Lincoln, a film which the Senator feels provides insight into the President Lincoln’s personal setbacks and lifelong struggles that would drive his many achievements. It highlights Lincoln’s remarkable accomplishments as our 16th President despite a lifelong struggle with depression.

"This program, which airs on January 16th on The History Channel, offers New Yorkers a greater understanding of mental health and mental illness, hopefully providing them an appreciation for the importance of proper mental health care and greater acceptance of the 54 million Americans who struggle with mental illnesses," said the Senator.

The History Channel and their mental health collaborators focus on educating Americans on mental health through Abraham Lincoln’s experiences and work to dispel the stigma surrounding mental health problems and treatments.

The program, which airs at 8:00 p.m., will include interviews with experts fully-versed on Lincoln’s multi-faced persona, presenting the viewer with a fresh perspective and an even greater appreciation of what a special achievement his life truly was. While most Americans know Abraham Lincoln as the emancipator of slaves, the man who held America together in its darkest days, few know the Lincoln as someone who battled suicidal thoughts and at times called himself "The loneliest man in the world."

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