by Danielle Fritze, Vice President of Public Training and Design at Psychological Well being America
None of us have gone unaffected by the occasions of the previous couple of years, however a few of us may not understand simply how a lot we’ve been impacted as we go about our every day lives.
We’ve got been caught in our houses (thanks, COVID!) and a few of us have misplaced our houses. We proceed to see our communities wrestle with acts of violence and unrest. And excessive climate occasions remind us that nature is a robust power to be revered, protected, and cherished.
Alternatively, we’ve additionally seen the resilience of the human spirit. Individuals have reached out nearly to 1 one other once they couldn’t be collectively in individual, helped one another in instances of want, and arranged within the identify of social justice. They’ve embraced outside actions, hobbies, and private enrichment endeavors.
That’s why this yr for Psychological Well being Month, we’re specializing in how environment influence psychological well being and calling for people to go searching, look inside.
This week Psychological Well being America launched our 2023 Psychological Well being Month Toolkit, themed (you guessed it) Look Round, Look Inside.
The toolkit will help people and organizations work good as they’re planning actions to lift psychological well being consciousness through the month of Could.
We’ve made it straightforward for you by offering potential actions, e-newsletter articles, social media pictures and submit language, e-mail signatures and zoom backgrounds, truth sheets, worksheets, posters, and a tip calendar (and extra) so that you can share.
Matters that we particularly deal with within the toolkit embody:
- Protected and secure housing
- Wholesome residence environments
- Neighborhoods and cities
- The outside and nature
We not solely assist individuals perceive how these subjects influence psychological well being, we additionally present actions individuals can take to vary their environment in favor of their well-being, and strategies for find out how to cope if change isn’t reasonable.
We hope that you just’ll obtain the 2023 Psychological Well being Month Toolkit to information your planning for Could and to share with the individuals in your group.
Along with your assist, this may be our most profitable Psychological Well being Month effort but.
