In this episode, Mr. Josh Tanguay, a clinical psychologist and licensed therapist who is married to an AABP member, discusses mental illness. We are all aware that veterinarians suffer increased rates of mental illness. Clinical depression and anxiety are mental illnesses and society has stigmatized those suffering from mental illness. Josh discusses signs of mental illness as well as methods to reach out to colleagues or clients that need help. He suggests when you reach out to help, come from a genuine place of concern, describe what you are observing with factual information, and use “I statements” and not “you statements” which can be accusatory. Be a supportive facilitator to refer colleagues to a mental health professional and be prepared with resources, which can include online telehealth therapy. We also discuss training members of your veterinary team in Mental Health First Aid which can be found at this link. View the presentation from the AABP conference in the BCI CE portal if you are an AABP member and find the proceedings paper at this link. AABP members can remove the stigma of mental illness in our profession, reach out to colleagues who are in need of help, and promote the resources that are available to assist them.