Changing Minds, Changing Lives for over a century!

Founded in 1909, Mental Health America of Illinois (*formerly Mental Health Association in Illinois) is a leading non-profit, non-governmental, statewide organization in Illinois concerned with the entire spectrum of mental and emotional disorders.

Mission: MHAI is dedicated to promoting mental health, working for the prevention of mental illnesses and improving care and treatment for persons suffering from mental and emotional disorders.

                      MHAI is excited for the upcoming

It Only Takes One... Foot Campaign

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It Only Takes One is a suicide prevention public awareness campaign funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health and operated by MHAI. It Only Takes One was developed to help create an Illinois where no one is touched by suicide.

It Only Takes One.....Foot Campaign.

The goal of this campaign is to increase public awareness around MHAI's suicide prevention program. Use a mile (5,280 feet) as a "visual" reminder that it only takes a person going the extra "mile" to prevent suicide.

Virtual feet can be purchased by clicking here