2009 Mental Health Month: Live Your Life Well
With increasing economic troubles piled on to the stress of work and family demands, more and more Americans are suffering. In fact, 58 percent of Americans reported struggling in their lives at the end of 2008, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. This represents an increase of more than 22 million Americans who reported struggling earlier in the year.
During these difficult times, Mental Health America wants Americans to know that there are tools that can buffer the effects of stress and help them cope better with the many challenges they face. This May, in honor of Mental Health Month, the organization is launching the Live Your Life WellSM campaign to provide people with 10 specific, research-based tools that can combat stress and promote health and well-being.
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. The 10 Tools of Live Your Life WellSMalso includes information on seeking the help of a mental health professional. Find more information at the Live Your Life WellSM website.
In addition to the "Are You Feeling Stressed Out?" brochure, below you will find a fact sheet with information to help your family cope during these tough economic times, and fact sheets on stress, depression and staying well when you have a mental health condition.
- Are You Feeling Stressed Out?
- Parenting During Tough Economic Times
- Depression: Know the Signs
- Stress: Know the Signs
- Staying Well When You Have a Mental Health Condition
To purchase these materials and other Mental Health Month merchandise, visit our online store.
Also in May is National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, a time for communities to promote positive youth development, resilience, recovery, and the transformation of mental health services delivery for children and youth with serious mental health needs and their families. The theme for this year's national event on May 7, 2009 is Thriving in the Community, with a special emphasis on how high school youth who receive the services they need are more likely to have positive outcomes, such as better grades, and less likely to have negative outcomes, such as involvement with the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Find materials for your Awareness Day activities at http://www.tapartnership.org/resources/awarenessday.asp.
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