Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This has been held every May since 1949 to help spread the word that mental health is something everyone should care about.
It is even more important this year. Just weeks ago, we had no idea the world would be turned upside down by COVID-19. Worry, isolation, loneliness, and anxiety is something everyone is experiencing.
Mental health is essential to everyone's overall health and wellbeing, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. There are tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase resiliency regardless of the situations they are dealing with.
National Stress Awareness Month
April is Stress Awareness Month. This has been held every April since 1992 to help increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for modern stress.
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Developmental Disabilities Month
March has been recognized as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month since 1987 when President Ronald Reagan issued a public proclamation urging Americans to provide individuals with developmental disabilities “the encouragement and opportunities they need to lead productive lives and to achieve their full potential.”
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Trauma
Trauma occurs when a person has experienced a distressing event that made them feel threatened, anxious, or frightened as a result. A traumatic event is an incident that causes physical, emotional, spiritual, or psychological harm.
Trauma has no boundaries with regard to age, gender, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
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Dealing With Holiday Stressors
As much as we enjoy this time of the year, the holidays tend to be stressful. From buying the "right" gifts to clashing personalities within a family, on top of not having enough time for everything, many people deal with holiday stress.
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What is Anxiety?
This month, we discuss anxiety disorders, symptoms, causes, and treatment options.
Everyone will experience anxiety at some point in their life.
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