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By Angela Cowan, MSW, LICSW • Counseling Manager & Therapist Throughout the month of May, landmarks around Minnesota have displayed green lights in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. During this month, May 11 also marked the end of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, a[...]Posted 3 weeks ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE • Manager of Family Life Education May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and no doubt, you have seen the news from the past months highlighting the many mental health challenges teens are facing today. Between the pandemic, increased social media use, genera[...]Posted 1 year ago
By Danielle Rodin, Fatuma Noor, and Tamima Adan • JFCS Targeted Case Managers Every May since 1949 we have been reminded of the importance of caring for our mental health by recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month. We commemorate this important month and show solidarity against the stigmas a[...]Posted 2 years ago
JFCS has multiple programs that support mental health across people's life spans By Ali DeCamillis, MS, ATR, LPCC • Counseling Manager and Laine Bermansohn, MA, LPCC • Mental Health and Senior Services Manager To start a blog about Mental Health Awareness Month by saying “Mental hea[...]Posted 4 years ago
JFCS provides Counseling, Mental Health Support Services, the Mental Health Education Conference and more By Ruth Paley • Clinical Services Director May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Why do we “celebrate” or acknowledge mental health awareness this way? [...]Posted 5 years ago
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. One in five Americans is affected by mental health conditions, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "Stigma is toxic to their mental health because it creates an environment of shame, fear and silence that prevents many people from seekin[...]