Raise Awareness & Combat Stigma Surrounding Mental Health
While one in five people will experience a mental illness over the course of their lives, everyone will face challenges that can and will affect their mental health. Many people who face these challenges will be able to receive help from a professional counselor. In addition to helping those seeking holistic wellness, professional counselors need to be able to care for their own mental health.
During the month of May, the American Counseling Association is proud to join the national movement to raise awareness and combat the stigma surrounding mental health. Here, we present resources and tips to help both counselors and the public focus on their mental health and wellbeing.
Resources For the General Public
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Realizing That Actions Do Speak Louder Than Words2 min read
It can be difficult to change the actions of others even after trying to tell that other person repeatedly that what they're doing or saying is personally troubling to you. It can happen with our kids, our spouses, or other close relatives. Often the ...
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Put Nature To Work Fighting Your Stress2 min read
Stress is very much a part of our modern world. Whether it's the pressures of family responsibilities, personal obligations or the requirements of our jobs, there are ample opportunities for most of us to feel stressed and anxious a great deal of the ...
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For Our Children, Risk Is Okay—Danger Is Not2 min read
It is often difficult for parents to accept that sometimes it's a good thing for their children to take risks. That doesn't mean that a child ought to constantly be putting themselves in danger -- that's never a good thing. But it does mean that our ...
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