 A new campaign is now underway in Crow Wing County to address the stigmas surrounding mental health in the community. The Make It Okay campaign kicked off earlier this week with the start of a mental health awareness month in May. Throughout the month, Crow Wing County employees will learn facts, myths, and misunderstandings about mental health. Staff and community members can also take a pledge to start talking about mental health and encourage others to make it okay. I think all of us have been impacted by mental illness in some way and so people do want to talk about it. I think they do. I think it's just fear and again we go back to stigma. People are fearful to talk about it and so this is a way in which we're saying let's talk about it. For ideas on how to start the conversation of mental health head to our website at lptb.org slash news for more information. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.