The rise of mental health issues is deeply concerning.  We are seeing a marked increase in childhood diagnoses of mental illness as well as in adults.  Mental health is on everyone's mind.  The question is, what can we do about it?  

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While medications are Prescribed and doctors debate, there does seem to be a common remedy, that while not solving the problem of mental illness, seems to have a serious impact on the symptoms of mental illness.  Mental illnesses such as depression, ADHD and bi-polar disorder are seriously affected when those who suffer from them are given time outside.  Greentroverts see a marked difference in their symptoms when they are outside.  

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Not everyone has mental illness, but many are beginning to see what Richard Louv has called Nature deficiency Disorder - the need and longing to be outside.  Being without nature seems to have a serious impact on mental health - whether you're mentally ill or not.