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Mental Health Awareness: How to be Mentally Healthy

Arizona Edition - May is Mental Health Awareness Month in Arizona, an effort to educate communites and individuals about the importance of mental health to overall health and wellness.  Mental health issues can affect anyone, regardless of age, sex, religion, or wealth but the good news is it’s possible to recover and live a healthy, happy life.  To get a better understanding of mental health, KAWC’s Lou Gum spoke with Dr. Joseph Hullett is a psychiatrist and National Medical Director of Optum, a global company dedicated to improving healthcare delivery…(originally aired 05/21/14).

This piece was featured in the May 21st Arizona Edition.  Other pieces featured in the show can be found below in the related content section.

Lou grew up in Tucson and has a long family history in the state of Arizona. He began his public radio career in 1988 at KNAU in Flagstaff as a classical music DJ and has been hooked on public radio since, transitioning to news after trying his hand at several other careers in publishing and commercial broadcasting. Lou has a degree in American Studies from Arizona State University and was KAWC's Morning Edition host for two and half years before becoming News and Operations Director.