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D . C A - B F . S C W T | 20 C, IL 60611 USA | 312-324-4063 @. .. continued from page 80 INSIGHT To learn more about The Brandon Marshall Foundation's initiatives for Mental Health Awareness Month or to make a donation, visit thebrandonmarshall .com/foundation. Part of Trump International Hotel & Tower illuminated in green for mental health awareness. a civil rights issue, and I don't think we look at it like that. There's still a lot of discrimination. MM: A lot of people think that every person who's homeless has a mental disorder—but that doesn't mean that the professional athlete you're rooting for doesn't, it doesn't mean that your doctor isn't suffering from depression, or that your kindergarten teacher doesn't have an anxiety disorder. It's about looking at people through a differ- ent lens and not pointing the finger at a stigmatized group and saying, "People who have mental illness look like that." Let's not discriminate; let's try to get to the root of things and really understand "What is this?" Dream scenario: Ten years from now, where do you want the foundation to be? BM: The mental health community standing strong together, work- ing toward common goals, and the Brandon Marshall Foundation in the forefront as the preeminent foundation. If Lance Armstrong has Livestrong and, paired with the right people, can raise over $88 million, I don't see why we can't be on our way to that. The community of people affected by mental illness in this country is 88 million strong, and that's just those who are personally affected. That's not the husband or the child. MM: I see us paving the way to educate and provide treatment opportunities with the money that Brandon's talking about being able to raise. The amount of treat- ment we could provide, the scholarships we could give to those who are mentally ill who are continu- ing their education, those who want to go into the psychology field, opening up beds in hospitals that may be inpatient/outpatient facilities—in 10 years, I see a whole lot happening. BM: Did you say "dream"? It's not a dream; it's reality. It's going to happen. MA OPI created a green nail polish for Mental Health Awareness Month. SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY 078-083_MA_SP_SOG_May/June_14.indd 82 4/14/14 2:53 PM