Each year, 58 million Americans experience a diagnosable mental disorder – that’s one in five American families. A majority never seek treatment. Why? Because mental illness, the latest Be Smart. Be Well. topic, is misunderstood, and those suffering with it are stigmatized. This can result in feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and in extreme cases, thoughts of suicide.

Be Smart. Be Well is a web site designed to help build awareness of largely preventable health and safety issues. The site’s goal is to help you motivate members to be smart and be well.

Visit www.besmartbewell.com to meet Lorette, Humberto and Colleen, whose lives were each affected by a mental disorder. Listen to their stories. Learn how they sought help. You can also hear from medical experts, browse online resources and review archived topics – traumatic brain injury and drug safety.

We urge you to look at www.besmartbewell.com today and invite you to post a link to it from your Web site. Encourage your clients to post a link from their intranet or corporate Web site, too.