5/17/13 - Mental Health Month - KFVS12 News & Weather Cape
Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar Bluff   5/17/13 - Mental Health
Month  May is Mental Health Month. There are many folks in the
Heartland that live life with either a mental or physical
impairment. Many face an uphill battle each day just to function
in society.  Have you ever given yourself a grade on how you
treat these folks when you see them in public? If you're like
most you might find it more comfortable to look, or walk the
other way when you see them. I'm not really sure why we're that
way because most everyone I've come in contact with who is
mentally challenged is warm, loving and enthusiastic. It might
be because we're really just not sure what to do.  Knowing what
we know about these folks can you imagine the reaction you'll
get if you treat them different than everyone else does? The
next time you see someone who is mentally or physically
challenged remember the acronym SEG. S-E-G. First, give them a
Smile. Then look them in the Eye and fina