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A 30-year study of 10,000+ people finds stigma toward schizophrenia is worsening, even as depression stigma improves — and racial bias compounds the risk, with Black individuals more often perceived as dangerous rather than unwell. The Miles Hall Foundation was built on this truth: Miles was a son and friend first, not a diagnosis. This piece explores why narrative change — telling the whole person's story — is essential to shifting how communities respond to mental health cr

When someone in crisis says, “I’m not sick,” it isn’t always denial — sometimes it’s anosognosia. This brain-based condition prevents individuals from recognizing their own mental illness, shaping how crises unfold and how systems respond. Understanding anosognosia is essential to honoring Miles’ story and building a future where mental illness is met with care, not misunderstanding.

When we tell fuller stories of families and people living with mental illness— stories that include healing, love, creativity, and purpose — we do more than reduce stigma. We affirm something deeper: that people living with SMIs are not defined their illness, but by who they are and what they continue to give to the world.