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Broadcasters push mental health message

Association launches campaign telling teens it's OK2TALK Smith The subject of mental health among teens and young adults is personal for former Sen. Gordon Smith, CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters. His son, Garrett, killed himself in 2003 at the age of 21. As a Republican senator from Oregon until 2009, Smith became a staunch mental health advocate. So it's only fitting that NAB is now leading a multimillion dollar public-service campaign aimed at getting young people to open up about mental illness and showing them where help is available. "Mental heath is just as important as physical health," Smith told CEO Update. "We put all the focus and resources… Read More