NAMI Walk Raises Thousands of Dollars in Kern County

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Channel: 23ABC News | KERO · 2012 · News & Politics

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Many people gathered this morning in Southwest Bakersfield to raise awareness for mental illness.

The walk in Kern County is part of National Mental Illness Awareness week.  This is the 6th year for the event.  Organizers say the walk helps reduce the stigma of mental illness.  It also helps raise thousands of dollars for the association.

Several teams registered this year including a group of nursing students from Bakersfield College.  They call themselves "Second Semester Rocks," and helped raise more t

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