Awareness of mental health issues has increased considerably in recent years.
From stories of people unable to adequately access mental health services, to national campaigns like “Bell Let’s Talk“, there is a concerted effort to eliminate the stigma associated with people suffering from illnesses of a psychological nature.
Local artist and singer / songwriter Jeremy Hecht is helping in this effort with a recently released song entitled, Hold On.
I had the chance to interview Jeremy Hecht about this, and about many of his other artistic endeavors, on the CKUW 95.9 FM radio show, People of Interest: