Mental Health Awareness Month

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in 2020, one person died by suicide every 32 hours in Maine.

And according to the centers for disease control and prevention, about 1 in 5 children have had a seriously debilitating mental disorder. The Alabama Department ...

The Alabama Department of Mental Health is raising awareness about the connection between mental health and community support. According to new research released by Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 87% of Americans surveyed agreed that more mental health support for children and adolescents needs to be available. Mental Health Awareness Month was officially established in 1949 by the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s partner, Mental Health America, to raise awareness about conditions and the importance of good mental health for everyone.

Above: SYFS is promoting its series of events to promote Mental Health Awareness this month. (image cropped from flyer) May is Mental Health Awareness Month ...

(For a copy of the book, reach out to the Library.) This is why the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) has chosen “Together for Mental Health” as their theme for MHAM 2022, a theme that SYFS will echo this year. This session’s selections will be consistent with Mental Health Awareness Month. The event takes place in the Southborough Library’s Children’s Room. No registration is required. Click here for more details and to register. Learn how you sabotage yourself daily and how it is possible to correct it.” ( Click here for more details and to register) It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. This is why the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) has chosen “Together for Mental Health” as their theme for MHAM 2022, a theme that SYFS will echo this year. It’s also a time for us to connect with each other and support one another as we all have been touched by mental health challenges in some way. SYFS, along with other community partners, has many things planned in May from books, to hikes, to movies, and talks. It’s also a time for us to connect with each other and support one another as we all have been touched by mental health challenges in some way. SYFS, along with other community partners, has many things planned in May from books, to hikes, to movies, and talks. It’s a time of year that reminds us of the importance of self-care and compassion.

May is Mental Health Awareness month and psychiatrists say there are more people now than ever that are in need of help.

Like outward signs of physical illness, therapists say it's important to look for signs when someone we know might be struggling with mental illness. Symptoms ...

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as the COVID-19 pandemic has been going on a "twin pandemic" emerged. This twin pandemic is mental health, ...

As the pandemic went on, the more mental health crises happened. This twin pandemic is mental health, according to Mental Health America (MHA)'s Executive Vice President of Communications, Jillian Hughes. 5.4 million people took the questionnaire in 2021.

May is the start of Mental Health Awareness Month. Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (KernBHRS) will host several events and activities to shine ...

- May 19 – A United Day of Hope: Tell Your Victory Story Health & Resource Fair hosted by NAMI Kern County. This event will bring together physical and mental health resources in the community. Nominations for the Inspiration Awards will be open until Friday, April 22. - May 14-15 – Art in the Park is back – and bigger than ever! This event is also co-hosted by the Fresno Department of Behavioral Health- Equity Services The 2022 Inspiration Awards will honor these stories and the individuals behind them at an awards celebration at 2 p.m. at the KernBHRS administration offices, 2001 28th St., Bakersfield, CA 93301. Be sure to check out artwork from local youth and our clients as well as other activities planned during the event.

PRNewswire/ -- No one should be alone when it comes to kidney disease and in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Kidney Foundation ...

If you're struggling with a recent late-stage diagnosis of kidney disease or you're already on dialysis or will soon have a kidney transplant and would like to talk to a peer mentor, please don't hesitate to call NKF Peers at 855.NKF.Peers (855.653.7337) or email us at [email protected]. Follow us on social media with the hashtag #NKFPEERs. The first step to feeling better is admitting you need emotional support, which is only a phone call away. Depression is common in people with kidney failure who receive dialysis, according to a 2019 PCORI study, so talking to someone through the NKF Peers mentoring program can help. Black/African American people are more than 4 times as likely as White people to have kidney failure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all kidney patients who get COVID-19 may require hospitalization, intensive care, and a ventilator to help them breathe or they may even die. Hispanics/Latinos are 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanics to have kidney failure. This mentoring program is here to help you navigate the journey." Kidney disease can be complicated and frightening, especially for people who are new to kidney health issues," said Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the NKF and a kidney transplant recipient. A recent NKF survey of kidney health professionals noted that COVID-19 has exacerbated the emotional stress for all people with kidney disease. NEW YORK, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- No one should be alone when it comes to kidney disease and in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is highlighting its free mentoring and emotional support program, NKF Peers. Mental Health is as important as physical health, especially during these incredibly stressful times. COVID-19 has been a powerful reminder of the need for community and peer support. "It's a difficult path but with NKF Peers, you don't have to take that journey alone. Additionally, NKF Peers connects people interested in becoming living donors with someone who has donated a kidney.

County commissioners and representatives from NAMI Southern Nevada, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Hope Means Nevada ...

Like the famed Las Vegas Strip, the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign is in unincorporated Clark County. With jurisdiction over the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and covering an area the size of New Jersey, Clark is the nation’s 11th-largest county and provides extensive regional services to 2.3 million citizens and 45.6 million visitors a year (2019). Included are the nation’s 7th-busiest airport, air quality compliance, social services and the state’s largest public hospital, University Medical Center. The County also provides municipal services that are traditionally provided by cities to 1 million residents in the unincorporated area. “One out of every five Americans lives with a mental health condition,” Commissioner William McCurdy II said.

The Live Free 999 nonprofit was founded in 2020 by Juice WRLD's mother, Carmela Wallace, and is designed to further his legacy of mental health awareness.

Wallace’s Live Free 999, meanwhile, has been at the forefront of a number of initiatives since Juice’s accidental overdose death in 2019, including partnering with Crisis Text Line to provide access to free counseling last year. Campaign merch designed by Eli Hollens will also be available as part of the 999 Stories initiative, with all net proceeds going toward organizations focused on mental health support. “Jarad had a very special way of connecting with his fans through his music, and I think a lot of that comes from how open and honest his lyrics are,” Juice’s mother, Carmela Wallace, said in a statement released Monday. “When young people feel like they don’t have an outlet to talk about their struggles, they shut down and isolate themselves.

One in five U.S. adults experience mental illness each year, and an estimated 178000 Rhode Island adults have a mental health condition, according to the ...

CAZENOVIA — This May, the Madison County Rural Health Council (MCRHC) is recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month with “Just Walk!,” a series of Walk with ...

Locke is a licensed clinician and resident of Cazenovia. She was clinically trained in Syracuse University’s marriage and family therapy program and has worked in the mental health field since 2010. In partnership with the director of child welfare services at The Salvation Army, Locke developed and implemented a new behavioral health program for children with mental health needs across Onondaga County. She also trained over 200 staff and community members in the Community Resiliency Model® (CRM). Currently, she has a full-time private practice in Manlius. Locke is also certified in the Functional Family Therapy Model, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and the CRM. She specializes in working with children and adults with trauma using neuro-biologically based trauma treatment interventions. . . I also hope people realize that taking care of our mental health is essential and is as important as addressing our physical health needs.” Reagan is a pediatric psychologist/assistant professor at Golisano Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatrics. After graduating from Fayetteville Manlius High School in 2004, she attended the University of Massachusetts, where she studied psychology and early childhood education. The training is scheduled for July 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. She has dedicated much of her career to The Salvation Army in Syracuse, implementing behavioral health treatment interventions to children and families. Reagan went on to complete her doctorate in clinical psychology at Wright State in Dayton, Ohio, focusing on pediatric psychology, with a fellowship at Akron Children’s Hospital. She returned to Syracuse with the aim of integrating mental health resources into medical care settings and helped establish the Pediatric Psychology Consult service and Behavioral Health Clinic through Golisano Children’s Hospital. Velky-Reger is a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in Cazenovia. She also works with the Cazenovia Central School District as the mental health coordinator and is co-owner of Cazenovia Community Fitness. The aim of MCRHC’s “Just Walk!” initiative is to promote physical activity and mental health awareness by bringing together licensed mental health professionals and community members to learn something new and take a walk. According to the press release, one in five American adults experiences a mental illness each year and one in six Americans ages 6-17 experiences a mental health disorder each year. Started in 2005 by a cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio, WWAD is a national non-profit organization aimed at encouraging healthy physical activity in people of all ages and reversing the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle with the goal of improving the health and well-being of the country. CAZENOVIA — This May, the Madison County Rural Health Council (MCRHC) is recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month with “Just Walk!,” a series of Walk with a Doc (WWAD) programs at Lakeland Park in Cazenovia.

Millions of Americans live with a mental illness. Help us fight stigma, provide support, educate and advocate to support people with mental illness and ...

“Mental illness knows no boundaries, no income status. It affects all of us,” said Springfield Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris. May ...

Caulton-Harris said it is a reminder that mental illness knows no boundaries. Her daughters said they lost her to the disease of mental illness. “My son has been doing much better.

If you're struggling to maintain your mental health, you're not alone. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a non-profit in Superior wants to help.

“I was eventually committed to Winnebago, one of Wisconsin’s mental health hospitals. “My life started to get better and better and better over time,” said Barnard. Dave Longsdorf is the Deputy Director of Health and Human Services for Douglas County, he’s said it’s not just the work NAMI does, but the awareness it raises that can make a difference. “I started struggling with my mental health in high school but I didn’t really realize it at the time,” said Chrissy Barnard, President of the Douglas County chapter of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. I lost my fiancé, my home, my pets, and my job, everything during that time,” said Barnard. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a non-profit in Superior wants to help.

"We have less access to our deeper emotions when we are under huge periods of stress."

It is held on the last Sunday of every month from 3 P.M.-5 P.M. “Emotional intelligence really is that ability; the ability to be aware of what you feel deeply, and sometimes it feels intense. “That age group of adolescents to young adults, they have this developmental compulsion to get out in the world, carve their niche, figure out who they are in the outside world, and that’s why you see adolescents and teens and young adults really wanting to be with their friends and wanting to be out of the house and their really engaged in carving their niche in the world. And they’re trying to figure out who they are in relationship to the world, and that’s called identity formation. If you or a loved one are struggling with your mental health, please seek help from a local professional. Indiana is listed at 39, the lowest rating out of all Midwestern States.