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This man's name is Jonny McCoy, and what happened to him is impacting the lives of millions. In 2009, Jonny was out with a friend in Columbia SC where he was working as a corporate lawyer, when police officers began to arrest his friend. Police claimed that his friend was refusing to leave a bar, but video evidence showed he'd already left. Jonny asked the officers why his friend was being arrested, what law he had broken, and why he wasn't being informed of his Miranda rights. Officers responded by assaulting Jonny and arresting him as well. They claimed later that Jonny resisted arrest, which the video showed was a lie. Jonny was put in a jail cell and left there for days. While he was there, his cellmate killed himself in front of him. Imagine going from having a fun night out with friends, to being assaulted and wrongfully arrested, to having someone end their lives in front of you, all in a matter of a couple hours. Jonny's case was eventually thrown out, and he was awarded a settlement in court, but the trauma of that night continued to haunt him. Determined to stop that kind of horror from happening to anyone else, Jonny used the settlement money to start his own legal practice in Myrtle Beach. He represented many high profile clients, celebrities as well as people who were abused by government. One client of Jonny's is a man named Julian Betton. In 2015, Julian was at home when a SWAT team burst in over $100 worth of cannabis. Julian was shot 29 times, almost killed, in a coma for months and left paralyzed from the waist down. Police claimed that they had knocked and that Julian fired at them first. Video evidence proved they never knocked or announced, and forensic evidence proved that Julian never fired his weapon. After years of legal battles and public lies from multiple agencies, Jonny was able to secure a nearly $12 million settlement for Julian. Jonny was in the courts winning justice for his clients, and was well-regarded as a rising star in the legal community. What very few knew was that Jonny was falling apart. The horrors of that night in Columbia left Jonny with PTSD and a xanax addiction. Here's how he described it: "I thought 'I've never heard anybody describe how much pain this is.' It was total and utter hell. I didn't want to be a hero any more, I didn't want to be a lawyer any more. I just wanted to be a healthy guy." In the midst of all of this, Jonny met a woman named Patricia. They fell in love and got married. Despite meeting the love of his life, Jonny still couldn't bear life. Two months after they married, he tried to kill himself. Really, he just wanted to sleep forever. Thankfully, he woke up. When he did, he checked into rehab and began reclaiming his life. He's been sober ever since. Jonny realized that he wasn't the only one who needed help with mental illness and addiction, and he wanted to give back. He started a PTSD support group for folks in his . But Jonny McCoy was just getting started. Jonny has launched WhiteFlag, a free mental health resource that provides immediate, anonymous peer support to anyone who needs it. Just download the WhiteFlag App, create your anonymous account, and start getting the help you need now, whenever you need it. WhiteFlag has already helped over 100,000 users take control of their mental health, one day and one issue at a time. WhiteFlag is more than an app. It's a mental health movement, with thousands more joining it every day. And it all came about because one man refused to give in to his abusers. Thank you, Jonny. Thank you for staying here with us, and thank you for everything you do. Love you man. NOTE: I've put links in the next post on this thread to download WhiteFlag. I've also put links to invest in WhiteFlag at the ground floor through the crowdfunding site StartEngine.