In today’s entry I want to discuss another resource that I have heard about – Mental Health America. Most of my information can be found at their website, which is https://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/
Mental Health America was founded in 1909, and is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting overall mental health. Their work is driven by a commitment to promoting mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all, early identification and intervention for those at risk, integrated care, services, and supports for those who need it, with recovery as the goal. Much of their current work is guided by the Before Stage 4 (B4Stage4) philosophy – that mental health conditions should be treated long before they reach the most critical points in the disease process.
If you go to the Mental Health America website, you will find lots of great information on programs, finding help, doing more, learning more, donating, policies, news, and events. What I find particularly interesting about the website is that it currently contains 10 screening tools for the following: depression, anxiety, bipolar, psychosis, PTSD, eating disorder, parents, youth, work health, and addiction. Although these will not give you definitive diagnosis information, they can be helpful to guide decisions on when to seek help.
While I currently do not know much about Mental Health America, it seems like another great organization dedicated to addressing and improving mental health for all. My hope is to spend some more time looking into their activities, and I encourage you to do the same if you are not already familiar with it.
How about you? Have you heard of Mental Health America before? If so, what are your thoughts on their organization? If this group is new to you, are you interested in learning more?