Mental Health Month started over 50 years ago to raise awareness of mental health conditions
This year’s theme is focused on an essential component of maintaining and protecting mental health and wellness: social connectedness. The tagline for this year’s observance is “Get Connected.”
Visit Mental Health America for more information about this important national observance: http://www.nmha.org/go/may
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Having a strong support group is key in combating many types of mental illness such as depression. Another interesting finding in the area of mental illness comes today in the form of a health story called Autistic Kids More Likely to Have Parents With Mental Illness Read it and share your thoughts. Do you think a parent's mental health can affect his or her child on a genetic level?
May 5, 2008 - 8:28amThis Comment