Updated 09/21/2017

A vigil in recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Oct. 1-7, is being held October 3rd, beginning at 7 p.m., at Riverbend Center for Mental Health auditorium in Florence, Alabama. The event is open to the public.

This year's theme is "I'm Into Mental Health: Inspired. Informed. Involved and this is the 25th year of the annual vigil.

Statistics show one in 25 people have a major mental illness, and one in five have some type of mental health condition.