By SARAH MITCHELL
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ay is Mental Health Awareness Month and it is a time to raise awareness of those living with mental or behavioral health issues and to help reduce the stigma so many experience. According to the World Health Organization, 450 million people currently suffer from a mental illness, and 1 in 5 Americans currently suffers from at least one mental illness. Mental Health Awareness Month began in the United States in 1949 and was started by the Mental Health America organization. The
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MHA invites other organizations to join them in spreading the word that mental health is something everyone should care about. Last year the MHA’s theme for Mental Health Month was Tools 2 Thrive, which focused a lot on mental health amidst a global pandemic. They plan to continue this theme for the year 2021 as well. They will be providing practical tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase their resiliency regardless of their personal situation. Some of these items include printable handouts on the following topics:
