Thursday, May 4, 2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

 



According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), "Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of mental health and wellness in Americans' lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness."

While this awareness month has been around for a surprising (in my opinion) length of time, there is still a lot of work to be done in this area.  This hilarious video by Kristina Kuzmic sums it up well:

That said, while the pandemic has been devastating in so many ways, it's also brought mental health issues to the forefront.  People are struggling, but they're also opening up and speaking out about the mental health challenges they're facing.  More is being done at local, statenational, and even global levels.  All of this gives me hope that we might finally see some real change.

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