On our Friday 05_04_12 episode of “The Unhappy Hour” sports show, we spoke with Terry Russell, Executive Director of NAMI Ohio, (National Alliance on Mental Illness).

We discussed his 40 years of mental health work & focused our attention on star NFL linebacker, Junior Seau’s suicide earlier this week.

We also talked about how Cleveland felt & acted when LeBron James left town, & how generations of Cleveland sports fans have carried around disappointment due to decades of near-championships & failure after failure.

Terry said, “There is unfortunately still a stigma associated with major depression & mental illness for some people, but these are physical problems like heart disease or cancer, not character flaws. 1 in 5 families are effected by mental illness.”