Atlanta police, on Monday, March 10, have fatally shot down a 27-year-old unarmed, black man Anthony Hill.

The killing was quite similar to the shooting death of Kajieme Powell in St. Louis, when police fatally shot a man clearly showing signs of mental incapacities. They shot him when his neighbors reported police that he was naked and was jumping continually from his two-story apartment balcony.

In the case of Anthony, the police chief has asserted that the officer involved in the shooting had received "mental health" training.

But people believe that if Atlanta police were more informed on mental health, illness and how to engage and assist those struggling with mental health difficulties, then Anthony Hill would have been alive.

Moreover, Hill himself had pointed out in his Facebook post, comparing his life with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder to the television portrayal of Andre Lyon on Fox's hit show Empire, contrary to popular belief and depiction that the mental illness does not associate to violence.

This showed that there is a great need to break down the social stigmas that are linked to mental health and mental illness and begin to educate, inform, and bring positive awareness to mental wellness.

Many organizations such as the National Council for Behavioral Health are trying their best in increasing the mental health literacy. They are doing so by ramping up the access and frequency of Mental Health First Aid trainings to teach the skills to respond to the signs of mental illness and substance use.

The First Lady Michelle Obama, has also lent her voice to the mental health awareness issue in America, in the recently launched ChangeDirection campaign

Mental health is as important as our physical health but unfortunately, most of us do not know how to recognize the signs for someone being in emotional distress, due to which so many people face difficulties and can't get the help they need.