Mental Health Month: Get Connected

Mental Health Month was created more than 50 years ago to raise awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of mental wellness for all.  This year’s theme is focused on an essential component of maintaining and protecting mental health and wellness: social connectedness. The tagline for this year’s observance is “Get Connected.” There are many ways of creating connections that support mental health:

• Get connected to family and friends to feel close and supported.
• Get connected to your community to feel a sense of belonging and purpose.
• Get connected to professional help to feel better when you’re stressed and having trouble coping.

On this website you will find materials and tools to learn more about the role of social connectedness in promoting and protecting mental health and help you spread messages about the importance of mental health and wellness during May is Mental Health Month.

Materials

• Building Social Support
• Managing Life’s Pressures
• Staying Well When You Have a Mental Health Condition
• Depression: Know the Signs
• Depression Screener
• Stress: Know the Signs
• Helping Children Grow Up Healthy
• Mental Health Month Poster pdf
• Purchase Mental Health Month Merchandise
• View/Add a Mental Health Month Banner to your MySpace or web page

For help finding treatment, support groups, medication information, help paying for your medications, your local Mental Health America affiliate, and other mental health-related services in your community, please click here to access our Frequently Asked Questions and Answers. If you or someone you know is in crisis now, seek help immediately. Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach a 24 hour crisis center or dial 911 for immediate assistance.

These materials are made possible through a grant from Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation.