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Happy Mental Health Awareness Month!

Mental Health Awareness Month is from Wednesday, May 1st 2024- Friday, May 31, 2024.

Stay tuned for highlights and updates throughout the month!

Our focus will be on promoting mental health & wellness!

As well as sharing related information and statistics.

According to the American Psychiatric Association (2022)

Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses can be associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities. Mental illness is treatable. The vast majority of individuals with mental illness continue to function in their daily lives.

Nami (2023) found that millions of people suffer each year in the United States due to mental illness.

Measuring & collecting data on mental illness is crucial. As this allows for a deeper understanding of the physical, social, and economic impacts of mental health struggles.

Measuring & collecting data on mental illness also helps to reduce stigmas, raise awareness, & to let individuals know that they are not alone.

Many people struggle with mental illness.

It is common & it is not something to be ashamed of.

Additionally, collecting data on mental illness provides evidence that greater access to health care is needed.

On a daily basis in America, people struggling with mental illness succeed at work, create, present, play, experience joy, & love (paras. 1).

Nami (2023) found that

1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year
1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year
1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder
each year
50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24

Su***de is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-14

Annual prevalence among U.S. adults, by condition:
Schizophrenia:

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month!

Mental Health Awareness Month is from Wednesday, May 1st 2024- Friday, May 31, 2024.

Stay tuned for highlights and updates throughout the month!

We will focus on promoting mental health & wellness!

SAMSHA (2024) highlights that for this second week of Mental Health Awareness Month we will be focusing on the mental health of older adults.

As we age we change.

This continues to happen throughout the course of life.

We are faced with new challenges & sometimes more is added on to our plates!

It is never too late to seek support!

There are a variety of struggles that older adults may face.

Such as losing interest in certain activities.

Having conversations around mental health can help individuals to feel more comfortable asking for help when it is needed.

Receiving mental health supports can help older adults to live their lives optimally.

Visiting with older adults can bring meaningful connection & enrich lives!

Take the time to visit with the older adults in your life & reap the benefits that genuine connection can bring!

Mental health is important at every age.



SAMSHA (2024) writes, “Age joyfully! Consider your passions and interests and pursue something that brings you happiness and fulfillment.” Pendulum Counseling Services is here to provide support to anyone seeking counseling services. We know that finding the right provider is important & that there are a lot of options when seeking mental health services. Pendulum Counseling Services is accepting new patients & welcomes returning patients.

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month!

Citation
“2024 Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit.” SAMHSA, www.samhsa.gov/mental-health-awareness-month/toolkit. Accessed 5 May 2024.

According to the United States Agency for International Development, August 19 marks World Humanitarian Day, a time to recognize aid workers who have sacrificed their own lives to help people affected by global crises (World Humanitarian Day: Humanitarian Assistance, 2023).

Reference

World Humanitarian Day: Humanitarian Assistance. U.S. Agency for International Development. (2023, February 9). https://www.usaid.gov/humanitarian-assistance/humanitarian-stories/world-humanitarian-day

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May is Mental Health Awareness month! First established in 1949 by Mental Health America, it's purpose is to draw attention to the importance of mental health, illness, and recovery.

Please reach out to us at Pendulum Counseling for inquiries about mental health, services available, or to schedule counseling sessions. Your mental health is important! 331-481-9885

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