Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

This is a good time to remind everyone of the importance of good mental health in a person’s overall wellness.

According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 people will be affected by mental illness in their lifetime.

According to Mental Health America, the top ten tools to help you feel stronger and more helpful include:

1) Connect with others.
2) Stay Positive
3) Get physically active
4) Help others
5) Get enough sleep
6) Create joy and satisfaction
7) Eat well
8) Take care of your spirit
9) Deal better with hard times
10) Get professional help if you need it

A Healthier Michigan is a great site for blogs highlighting mental health issues and the mind-body
connection: https://www.ahealthiermichigan.org/mind/

Here is another great site for Mental Health Awareness: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/may