Introduction

Most of us know someone in our family or a friend who suffers the devastating effects of a mental illness. One in five American adults suffers from some form of psychiatric disorder. In addition, four of the 10 leading causes of disability are mental disorders.

There are more effective treatments for mental illness than ever before yet the stigma and ignorance of symptoms continues to prevent people from seeking treatment until the situation is critical and unmanageable.

Menninger needs your support to provide:

• The highest standard psychiatric and brain disorder treatment available.
• Cutting-edge research uniting the high technology of neuroimaging with Menninger's comprehensive behavioral science expertise.
• Training for the next generation of mental health leaders provided by world-renowned practicing clinicians.
• And hope for those who suffer with complex, multiple, long-standing, psychiatric, behavior and addictive disorders.

Fifth Annual Community Luncheon

The Fifth Annual Community Luncheon will be held Thursday, May 20, at the River Oaks Country Club. Stuart Yudofsky, MD, chairman, Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine and author of Fatal Flaws, a popular book on personality disorders, will be the guest speaker.

Online registration is available; please RSVP by May 7. Luncheon proceeds will benefit outcomes research at Menninger.

Doors open at 11:30 am. The lunch begins as noon and the book signing begins at 1:30 pm.