Host, Dr. Applewhite and the staff at White Apple Institute are frequently asked about how students and employees diagnosed with mental illness (i.e. Depression, Bipolar  Anxiety Disorders) can feel comfortable seeking counseling and accommodations, at school and work, with so many negative stereotypes in the media. Instead of discussing the real issues of racism, discrimination, terrorism, and even gun control many choose to blame mental illness for shooting massacres, i.e. Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and more recently the African Methodist Episcopal church in South Carolina. Has the bombardment of news about deadly shootings as they relate to mental illness increased your apprehension to hire, teach and associate with persons who have mental health challenges? Has the news disempowered students and employees to seek accommodations  ...