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What Are You Doing This May for Mental Health Month?

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May is Mental Health MonthGet a jumpstart on your Mental Health Month plans this May with new resources from NMHA. This year’s theme, “MIND Your Health,” focuses on the mind/body connection and mental health in the workplace, and features brand new materials packed with cutting-edge research.

Here’s a quick preview of what some NMHA affiliates are organizing this year:

  • The MHA of Middle Tennessee will host a huge “Kid’s Day” at a local zoo for 3,000 local children, to educate them about mental health and related issues.
  • Among other activities, the MHA of the District of Columbia has joined with the Older Women’s League to conduct depression screenings for older adults as a part of Older Americans’ Mental Health Week (May 22-28).
  • The MHA of Northern Kentucky will hold a series of luncheons with local businesses to educate workers about the importance of mental health.

Be sure to take advantage of free Mental Health Month materials you can use in your campaign by visiting http://www.nmha.org/may.To order our new Mind Your Health Workplace Organizer Kit—which contains a PowerPoint presentation and everything you need to launch a workplace campaign—visit NMHA’s Online Bookstore at www.nmha.org/store.