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Camp Sam's Army substance abuse program

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recently hosted a fair in observance of

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Mental Health Awareness Day . Subject

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matter experts from various

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organizations on the installation set

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up tables at the community club to

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provide information and resources for

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community members . PFC Jason Simmons ,

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assigned to the 38th Air Defense

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Artillery Brigade , entered the fair

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with other soldiers from his unit soon

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after the event kicked off . Whenever

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like mental health things . It kind of

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like sparked my interest . Simmons ,

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who joined the army last year , said he

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attended the fair to learn more about

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mental health resources so he could

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better support his loved ones . He was

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eager to visit every table to gather

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information , believing that even small

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insights and positive changes can make

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a significant difference in a person's

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daily wellbeing . We are here to help

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them . Mental health is important that

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no matter what we are facing in life .

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It's important to ask for help , and I

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remind that to myself as well , so it's

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important to take care of ourselves so

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that we can take care of others .

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Knowing about it can prevent a lot ,

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taking in all the knowledge so that you

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could productively use it for yourself

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and others . While Simmons collected

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several resources at the fair , the

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item that resonated with him the most

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was a simple uplifting slip of paper .

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It says have an awesome day . Somebody

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could be having a bad day and you just

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tell them good morning can make the day

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better for you I'm Garrison Japan

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Public affairs . I'm Ayaz .