Mental Health Awareness Month intended to support and educate people about the realities of mental health and raises awareness of trauma and the impact it can have on the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of children, families, and communities. Mental health is essential for a person’s overall health. Prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover from mental disorders and live full and productive lives. Mental Health Month give all of us a valuable opportunity to celebrate the tremendous strides on every country has made in promoting mental health and increasing the public’s knowledge that effective services and supports are available.

Mental Health Awareness is something that can help millions of people who are impacted by mental health issues throughout all over the world. Being aware of your overall health is important so that you can detect any symptoms and seek professional help when necessary. It helps you understand your symptoms, find professional treatment, and perhaps most importantly, break the mental health stigma that leads so many people suffering in secret. Mental health awareness makes all of this information available to you so that you can asses your own risk and find help for any conditions you might have. It doesn’t just help you. Knowing more about mental health disorders can also help your family members, friends, and co-workers.

The goal with a month of MAY, the mental awareness is to help people with mental illnesses understand that they are not alone in their struggles and that getting treatment can make all the difference. If we applied this approach to mental health everyday of the year more and more people could benefit from knowing about these common illnesses. Mental health awareness is a way to make you sure feel supported throughout the entire course of treatment. This month of Mental Health Awareness aims to amplify the message of “You Are Not Alone” a particularly poignant reminders after a year of unprecended challenges.




