Mental Health America is proud to continue its tradition of celebrating "May is Mental Health Month," which began in 1949. This year, our theme "Live Your Life Well," challenges us to promote health and wellness in homes, communities, schools, and inform on how to attain it.
Every day, Americans are affected by the myriad challenges, stresses and demands on their lives. And every day, they seek help in responding to them. The good news is there are tested and effective tools that are readily available and free that anyone can use to help them cope better and improve their well-being.
This Mental Health Month, Mental Health America is encouraging Americans to use these tools, which form the Live Your Life WellSM campaign. Live Your Life WellSM is a national public education campaign dedicated to helping people better cope with stress and enhancing their well-being. Stress can take a huge toll on a person's health, mood, productivity and relationships, but specific, evidence-based tools can help counterbalance these effects.
Mental Health America created Live Your Life WellSM to increase the number of people who take action to protect their mental health, both in the face of ongoing stress and in times of great personal challenge.
The heart of the program is the Live Your Life WellSM website—www.liveyourlifewell.org—that provides 10 research-based, straightforward tools and ways to apply them in everyday life. From relaxation techniques to journaling exercises to simple ways to get better sleep and improve eating habits, the materials offer a wide range of resources to build resiliency and well-being.
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Aug 7, 2013 at 11:30 AM One comment that came out of the discussion was regarding the importance of teaching the same emotional well being to teachers and parents at the same time. For a teacher to be able to teach about emotional well being they themselves have to be aware of the importance of receiving such education.