Jetta Zellner

The average delay between symptom onset of a mental health condition and treatment is 11 years. That means if someone begins experiencing major depression at 14, they are unlikely to receive help until age 25. For a young person, that means suffering for almost half of your entire life before getting the help you need. For many, that means the possibility of treatment comes far too late.

This has to change. Early Intervention can save lives. Read the full article below

https://nami.org/Blogs/From-the-CEO/April-2022/Early-Intervention-Can-Save-Lives

Honor World Mental Health Day by checking in on your friends.

It's been one year since the inception 988 - the number for people to contact during a mental health, substance use or su***de crisis for support.

988 at One: Celebrating Progress & Looking Ahead to Help People in Crisis. Click Link for Full article https://nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2023/988-at-One-Celebrating-Progress-Looking-Ahead-to-Help-People-in-Crisis

Breathing is a necessity of life that usually occurs without much thought. When you breathe in, blood cells receive oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a waste product that's carried back through your body and exhaled.

Improper breathing can upset the oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange and contribute to anxiety, panic attacks, fatigue, and other physical and emotional disturbances.

The next time you’re feeling anxious, there are a variety of anxiety breathing exercises to try. Learn how to use breathing exercises to help relieve feelings of anxiety and stress.

Click the link below to learn breathing techniques that will help reduce anxiety. https://www.verywellmind.com/abdominal-breathing-2584115

Family is what you make it to be. You don’t need flesh and blood to make close kinships.

Choose people who make you feel safe and supported.

It is important to be 100 percent present when trying to lift someone else up. Put away your phone, your computer, and your work, and be there for them. Listen to them; support them without judging. Don't offer suggestions unless they ask; just be with them. They will feel heard and understood and may experience some relief.

Read this full article to learn how to lift yourself or someone else up who is experiencing a crisis. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/feeling-it/201706/seven-ways-uplift-friend-and-yourself-in-crisis

Be Kind to Your Mind: The Mind-Body Connection
A Personal Perspective: Part II of III: How to be kinder to your mind.

Read the full article on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/vitality/202205/be-kind-your-mind-the-mind-body-connection #:~:text=A%20Personal%20Perspective%3A%20Part%20II%20of%20III%3A%20How,alcohol.%20...%205%20Detox%20from%20Excess%20Stimulation.%20

Join us as we spend the day in reflection of how far we've come and how far we still need to go.

Happy Father's Day!