May is Mental Health Month. The theme for 2016’s Mental Health Month is Life with a Mental Illness.
The national organization Mental Health America is calling on individuals to share what life with a mental illness feels like for them in words, pictures and video by tagging their social media posts with #mentalillnessfeelslike (or submitting to MHA anonymously). Posts will be collected and displayed at mentalhealthamerica.net/feelslike.
Posting with the hashtag will allow people to speak up about their own experiences, to share their point of view with individuals who may be struggling to explain what they are going through — and help others figure out if they too are showing signs of a mental illness. Sharing is the key to breaking down negative attitudes and misconceptions surrounding mental illnesses, and to show others that they are not alone in their feelings and their symptoms.
Mental Health resources: NAMI Ohio
Browing & Meyer Co., L.P.A. long has advocated for those suffering from mental illness and helped families caring for loved ones with mental illness. We are a proud supporters of NAMI Ohio — the Ohio chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Those seeking help or resources to deal with mental illness are encouraged to contact NAMI Ohio at by phone at (614) 224-2700 or toll free at 800-686-2646 Fax, by email at [email protected], by standard mail at NAMI Ohio 1225 Dublin Road, Suite 125 Columbus, OH 43215, or to visit the organization’s website at NAMIOhio.org.
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Have a great month. We enjoy being your trusted Elder Law Attorneys.