May is Mental Health Month

Welcome to May! May is Mental Health Awareness month . . . so let us give you some quick stats:

- 20% of adults in the United States will experience mental illness this year alone. Only 50% get treatment.

- 50% of mental health conditions appear before the age of 14 and 75% by the age of 24.

I know it is still hard to talk about mental health, but the stats say we must normalize it. What do you say to a loved one? How are you? Tell me how you are feeling. You seem down, how can I support you? Normalize, normalize, normalize. The next steps in normalizing mental health, is to tackle it as you would any illness by going and getting help.

We want to equip you with ways to identify how you are feeling, when to get help, and most importantly, where to find it.

Trying to tell the difference between expected behaviors and signs of a mental illness isn’t always easy. A few to watch out for include major mood swings, fear or excessive worry, and withdrawing from family and friends.

If that sounds familiar , it might be time to get some extra support from a therapist. We have included a link to Psychology Today that allows you to search by zip code, insurance provider, and type of therapy. https://buff.ly/3QsfooR We are also happy to give you a personal recommendation.