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Keino McWhinney, Director of the Texas Tech Mental Health Institute

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Keino McWhinney is the director of the Texas Tech Mental Health Institute at Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He holds master’s degrees in public policy from Pepperdine University and certification in public health from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Mental health awareness in our rural communities

By Keino McWhinney, Director of the Texas Tech Mental Health Institute,

Many of us can attest to our own personal struggles with mental illness, or that of family members and friends. Today, one in five U.S. adults live with mental illness, and young adults (ages 18 to 25) experience the highest prevalence (25.8%) of any mental illness. Mental illnesses and substance use disorders are the leading causes of disability worldwide, with a strong connection to suicide.