I have been a volunteer for NAMISA, (the National Allilance for the Mentally Ill in Southern Arizona), for over ten years in the Heart to Heart program. This pairs a mental health consumer with a trained volunteer, who shares time and activities with the consumer.
The photo shows me with Robert, my consumer, on the left, and his brother Scott on the right. We are voting with our feet, to 'help stamp out the stigma' that is often associated with mental health issues. The walk raises awareness and money to help fund the wide array of mental health support programs here in Southern Arizona.