Tag: Mental Health
Support needed for family of those with mental illness
Mental Health America in Sheboygan County is a nonprofit mental health resource center that works to provide services in prevention/education, access to care and recovery support services for mental health. While educating youth and adults on what mental illness is and encouraging individuals with mental health concerns or diagnoses to seek appropriate treatment is something we focus on as an organization, we also recognize that families and friends of persons with a mental illness often face a unique set of challenges. Being the adult sibling, child of, spouse of, or close friend to someone with a mental illness often affects the individual in fundamental ways. It can be scary to watch your loved one experience emotional turmoil and behave strangely and/ or unpredictably. Feelings of helplessness for how to help your loved one get help or how to support their ongoing journey in recovery commonly increases stress in one’s own life.
There is Hope celebrates 10th year
Ten years ago a group of local Sheboygan Falls and surrounding area families came together to begin what many of you know now as Mental Health America in Sheboygan County’s largest education and fundraiser event — the There is Hope Walk for Suicide Awareness and Prevention.
Applying forgiveness leads to benefits
Upsetting actions and words, or lack thereof, can leave us feeling a wealth of emotions such as frustration, anger, fear and/or loneliness.
Being honest about mental health issues important
Several years ago, after a crisis event, I shared with coworkers how helpful it was to see my own psychotherapist.
Say no for your mental health
How is it that one of the most common words in the English language is the most difficult for many of us to say?
Work your way through stress
We all have it, we deal with it on a daily basis and it can wear us down if we don’t handle it well. It’s stress.
Mental Health Important To Overall Health
Mental health includes our social, emotional, and psychological well-being. It impacts how we think, feel, and act. It also sets the stage for how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from birth through adulthood.
Open Door-A community of friends supporting wellness and recovery
Open Door, a peer support and recovery center for adults with mental illness, is under new management by your local nonprofit mental health resource center, Mental Health America in Sheboygan County (MHA).