MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA’S TOOLS 2 THRIVE 2021
May is Mental Health Month and I wanted to share one of my favorite and most impactful resources. Mental Health America launched May as Mental Health Month is 1949. This is the most highly recognized mental health awareness event in the nation.
In 2021, MHA will continue their theme of Tools 2 Thrive, providing practice tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase their resiliency regardless of their personal situation. There is a downloadable Tools 2 Thrive Toolkit located on their website.
The toolkit includes a ton of materials including social media and communication materials as well as printable handouts on various topics. Some of the topics include:
Adapting after trauma and stress
Dealing with anger and frustration
Getting out of thinking traps
Processing big changes
Taking time for yourself
Radical acceptance
I am not going to provide the whole toolkit on my blog but it is quick and easy to download if you click the link above and fill out the form.
More about Mental Health America and their mission, goals and initiatives. MHA is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting overall mental health of all.
Mission: Mental Health America (MHA)'s work is driven by its commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need them; with recovery as the goal.
About: Founded in 1909 by Clifford W. Beers, Mental Health America (MHA) is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all. During his stays in public and private institutions, Beers witnessed and was subjected to horrible abuse. From these experiences, Beers set into motion a reform movement that took shape and is known today as Mental Health America.
MHA’s programs and initiatives fulfill its mission of promoting mental health and preventing mental illness through advocacy, education, research and services. MHA’s national office and its 200+ affiliates and associates around the country work every day to protect the rights and dignity of individuals with lived experience and ensure that peers and their voices are integrated into all areas of the organization.
What They Do:
Education and Outreach - MHA helps Americans of all ages better understand prevention, early identification and intervention through a variety of information, online tools and events. Read More
Public Policy - MHA collaborates with a wide audience of affiliates and supporters to advance policy recommendations that promote their mission. Read More
Peer Advocacy, Supports, and Services - MHA works to protect the rights and dignity of individuals with lived experience nationwide, and ensure that peers and their voices are integrated into all areas of the organization. Read More
Donate to MHA Here Donating to MHA means that hope to the 1 in 5 Americans living with a mental health condition. $1.25 helps screen someone for a mental condition before a point of crisis. Together we all can fight smarter, better and harder than ever before. Any amount helps.
If you would like to get more involved, need someone to talk to, someone to explain and answer questions or anything else, don't hesitate to send me an email. lifeofwhitweb@gmail.com Reaching out is the first step and I am HERE for YOU.
XO,
Whit Web