 Hello everyone, I'm Alicia Anderson and welcome to the Fort Report. What's it like to live with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other mental health issues? Real people share their stories in a free exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The exhibit is fine line mental health, mental illness. Everyone in the exhibit speaks in their own voice about their life, about their experience. So these are stories from the inside, the way a story feels from the inside. Under the premises, there's a number of them in this exhibit, is a belief that everyone knows something that no one else knows in this world because of their unique experience about mental health, just about their lives, what they do. And so there's a belief in this exhibit is what do they know? And walking into this exhibit, I really think of the people here, the 45 or 50 individuals living with mental illnesses are teachers and we are students listening and learning from them. The obsessive compulsive behavior, it's like a calling, you know, like I can be walking and see a drop of water on the counter and have to scrub the whole kitchen. It's like a tap on your shoulder that you should go do this right now, summoned is the word because you have to do it right now. The Mental Health Connection, the group that brought this exhibit here with others, what their mission statement is, is they lead a collaboration of private and public interest doctors, healing professionals, individuals, families, and their goal is accessibility to mental health. I think that is really critically important because I think that's one of the issues with mental health in our societies and communities is justice, fairness. Not everyone can afford, has access to competent treatment and care. These individuals are your neighbors, your friends, your coworkers, and possibly your family members or even you. I think stories, the best stories shine a light. Maybe it's something we already know but now we can know it in a deeper, more thoughtful way. So you come out of it smarter, more thoughtful, more reflective, making better choices, protecting our mental health and the mental health of our families. It's really about learning but I think anyone that comes in will be inspired. Fine Line Mental Health Mental Illness exhibit is at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History through May 31st. Visit their website to learn more about the educational series. Here's a look at other events happening in and around Fort Worth in the next few weeks. For a listing of more events and city meetings, you always can check the calendar at the city's website.