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Mental Illness Awareness Week coming up!
Mental Illness Awareness Week takes place starting this coming Sunday, October 4th until October 10th. National Depression Screening day is October 8th and World Mental Health Day is October 10th. This year, MHA will highlight Mental Illness Awareness Week through ‘7...
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month & Salud Mental
September 15 to October 15 is celebrated nationwide as National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month—a month to honor the cultures and contributions of Hispanic/Latinx heritage and celebrate the independence of several Latin American countries. It is also important to give...
Suicide Prevention
*Content Warning: self-harm, suicide, mental health* *If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) or Text the Crisis Text Line (741741)* Good Morning, During Covid-19, it’s important to take care of our...
Native and Indigenous Mental Health
This week’s Wellness Wednesday will focus on Native & Indigenous Mental Health. This group faces unique mental health challenges that are rooted in historical trauma and continued oppression such as colonization, boarding school systems, and limited access...
APIDA Mental Health
This week’s Wellness Wednesday focuses on Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) Mental Health. It’s important to recognize (and consider when addressing mental health) that this community encompasses a wide range of countries, ethnicities, nationalities,...
LatinX Mental Health
This week’s Wellness Wednesday focuses on Hispanic/Latinx Mental Health. For the Hispanic/Latinx community, mental health and mental illnesses may be stigmatized topics that can result in suffering in silence. Additionally, the community faces unique institutional and...
BIPOC Mental Health
July is BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Mental Health Month which serves to bring awareness to the unique challenges that marginalized groups face when it comes to their mental health. BIPOC are often faced with years, even generations, of trauma and...
LGBTQIA+ Mental Health
I wanted to focus this week’s blog around LGBTQIA+ mental health. The month of June marks Pride Month and it’s important to bring attention to the community’s mental health. Unfortunately, stigma and other factors highly affect the wellbeing and mental health of the...
Social Wellness
Continuing our 9 Dimensions of Wellness Series, this week we focus on Social Wellness! Visit the National Institutes of Health website for more information and a toolkit! By Gustavo Molinar, Mental Health Literacy Specialist at Mental Health America of Greater...
Environmental Wellness
For more information about Environmental Wellness, click here. By Gustavo Molinar, Mental Health Literacy Specialist at Mental Health America of Greater Houston
Financial Wellness
This week, we’re focusing on our financial wellness! What does that mean? formed how and where you money goes is important to avoid overspending Setting short-and long-term goals regarding your spending may achieve better financial success. Creating and maintaining a...
Focusing on Emotional Wellness
Last week, we introduced the nine dimensions of wellness. We’ll focus on the "emotional" today. An emotionally well person can identify, express and manage their entire range of feelings and would consider seeking assistance to address areas of concern. Here are a few...
Self-Care During COVID-19
What is Mental Health Literacy? We define it as having four main components: Understanding how to obtain and maintain positive mental health; Understanding mental disorders and their treatments; Decreasing stigma related to mental disorders; and, Enhancing...
Your Wellness – Another Week
How was your week? For me, it was particularly overwhelming. Today I’m including information and tips on equipping ourselves when feelings of stress and anxiety arise. Even though these emotions aren’t desirable or comfortable, they are normal. When we are stressed or...
Your Wellness – The Start of Another Work Week
Another day, another workweek at home for most of us. Taking care of our mental health and wellness continues to be one of the most vital parts of our lives– in particular while working from home. Here are some things to consider: Create a routine and stick to it....
Your Wellness – Today and Every Day (Continued)
Are you working from home? Today is my first day with this experience. My husband is working from home, kids are schooling from home, and this creates an interesting atmosphere. Taking care of our mental health and wellness continues to play a vital role in our lives,...
Your Wellness – Today and Every Day (Part 2)
I wanted to remind you, health emergencies can affect our mental health as much or even more extensively than our physical health. Here are some other thoughts or tips on wellness for you: Perform acts of kindness. Make a call to someone not expecting it. Write a...
Your Wellness – Today and Every Day
"As the number of cases of COVID-19 increases, so does the associated anxiety. For the general public, the mental health effects of COVID-19 are as important to address as are the physical health effects." - Paul Gionfriddo, CEO, Mental Health America – NATIONAL....
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