May 2020: A Mental Health Month like no other
Josh Morgan
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Australian wildfires. A novel coronavirus. A financial recession. Unemployment. Murder hornets?!
2020’s Mental Health Month probably has more relevance to a wider number of people than any past years. While we save lives with physical distancing, the unintended consequences create other challenges. This is a perfect illustration of the importance of whole person care at individual, community, and policy levels. We cannot just focus on one aspect of our lives and ignore the other parts.
So how do we handle the unprecedented needs for behavioral health support? I see the answer being in three primary areas:
1. Decrease stigma
2. Identify needs
3. Identify next best actions
Head over to my new SAS blog to explore these three areas further.
If you would like some additional support in this time, please remember the many resources that are out there. If you don’t need therapy or to talk to someone, practices like mindfulness and meditation can be useful. If you’re a teacher, healthcare, grocery, or food delivery worker, you can even get a free six-month subscription to Ten Percent Happier right now. These kinds of resources are a wonderful way to support your whole person care, especially during Mental Health Month!
What activities have been helpful to you during this time to support meaning and resilience?
Business Operations Strategist
4 年The murder hornets put me over the edge! Being so close to Central Park in NYC, walking the dog has become my way of resetting myself mentally and emotionally. We are walking so much the dog is even getting tired of it! Thanks for the post!