“High school students in the tiny New England town of Ledyard, Connecticut, population 14,687, for six years have been competing in an essay contest called “Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness.” The project got started when two Ledyard high school health teachers teamed up with the leader of a local mental health support group to invite kids to compete for annual prizes of $250, $150 and $100. The prize money comes from the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.”
Source: CNN by Susan Antilla
