The Friends of Loudoun Mental Health are an advocacy organization for those area residents who suffer from debilitating mental illness.

Volunteers are needed for various boards and committees, including fundrasing, finance, volunteer relations and to run its various programs such as Hike for Hope, an annual fundraiser; and In Our Own Voice, an advocacy program that trains mental health consumers to engage the public on issues that people living with mental illness deal with.

For more information on how to help, visit www.loudounfriends.org.