Son's death leads Jacksonville family to Baptist Health, creation of mental-health endowment

Alex Newman died at 22 after a tortuous battle with anxiety and depression. His parents, Sheryl and Todd Johnson of Jacksonville, are now working with the Baptist Health Foundation to establish a behavioral health program to help other struggling youth and young adults.

"Watching a loved one suffer from mental illness is one of the most frustrating, angering and helpless experiences. The fact that it is most often done in secret makes the struggle nearly impossible," the Johnsons said in a joint statement.

"We want young adults to be able to go to Baptist Health and be put in the hands of someone that will give them the knowledge to deal with this illness. If we can do that, we'll have done what we set out to do," they said.

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