Our goal is to educate the thousand of psychiatrists that will be at the convention. At this point, too many psychiatrists either have not heard of SM, or they view SM from the completely wrong perspective. Many psychiatrists see SM as a form of defiance, a variant of autism, or as a means of controlling in a malicious manner. When parents hear this from a 'specialist' this is often taken at face value and parents accept the diagnose. The repercussions of this can be devastating to the child and family involved.
Anxiety is the number one mental illness that children and adolescents suffer from.
Reasons for this vary, but our children's mental needs are clearly not being met. There will be over 2500 NAMI activists from around the world to help launch the international movement to improve services and create effective treatment systems for individuals afflicted with mental illness, such as anxiety. We encourage all that CAN attend to please help us exhibit at these necessary conventions. All gifts are tax deductible. Selective Mutism Group Inc. copyright R.K Helta.