He is currently working out the details but expects there will be politicians on all levels, celebrities, mental health experts, victims, and other stakeholders. “Mental health is very real in our community. Their stories ran the gamut of the mental illness spectrum, and that’s the goal of Lawson and his team: to make others aware that mental illness can affect any and everyone. Lawson’s facilitator, for the series, Mrs. Ezsa Allen, MS, a mental health expert for 13 years says mental health affects everyone, but some will cross over into mental illness. ” One in five children in the U.S. has a diagnosed mental illness but only 15% get treatment.