The month of May brings flowers, more daylight, the Kentucky Derby, and Mother’s Day, just to name a few.But it’s also a month set aside to focus on wellbeing—specifically mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a nationwide effort to foster the conversation about mental illness, reduce the stigma surrounding it and promote resources for people struggling.Locally, Prisma Health is in the process of tripling its capacity to help with a facility that opened last year in Greenville and its new behavioral health hospital, under construction right now in Easley.Prisma is building a “community of helpers” by way of its Mental Health First Aid program, with thousands learning how to recognize and respond to someone who may be having difficulties.And there are groups like the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which offers free mental health services.Also known as NAMI, you can show your support at their fundraising walk on Saturday, May 16th at Greenville Tech.So this month, we encourage you to educate yourself about the signs of mental illness and be ready to lend a hand or a hug or even have a tough conversation with someone in need.And know that it’s OK to not be “OK,” and that help is available.
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The month of May brings flowers, more daylight, the Kentucky Derby, and Mother’s Day, just to name a few.
But it’s also a month set aside to focus on wellbeing—specifically mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a nationwide effort to foster the conversation about mental illness, reduce the stigma surrounding it and promote resources for people struggling.
Locally, Prisma Health is in the process of tripling its capacity to help with a facility that opened last year in Greenville and its new behavioral health hospital, under construction right now in Easley.
Prisma is building a “community of helpers” by way of its Mental Health First Aid program, with thousands learning how to recognize and respond to someone who may be having difficulties.
And there are groups like the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which offers free mental health services.
Also known as NAMI, you can show your support at their fundraising walk on Saturday, May 16th at Greenville Tech.
So this month, we encourage you to educate yourself about the signs of mental illness and be ready to lend a hand or a hug or even have a tough conversation with someone in need.
And know that it’s OK to not be “OK,” and that help is available.