Video: Expert Explains How To Help Improve Mental Health

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- According to Mental Health America, an estimated 54 million people are living with some type of mental illness or disorder in the country.

A little closer to home, it affects one in five New Yorkers.

So what can be done to improve mental health?

CBS2's Andrea Grymes spoke with the Chief Medical Officer of the New York State Office of Mental Health and author of "Improving Mental Health -- Four Secrets In Plain Sight" Dr. Lloyd Sederer.

To learn more, visit Dr. Sederer's website.