Hey friends! Welcome to a new month! May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. The conversations about mental health have become more prevalent in today's world. As you can imagine there has been a huge increase in the number of people dealing with and seeking support for their mental health conditions. In today's episode, I'll give you some background information on National Mental Health Awareness Month, a snapshot of the state of mental health in America, & share powerful and raw spoken word performances from artists who are brave enough to share their own mental health journeys (which will be available on Youtube. Access the playlist below). Join me at the Poets' table!
To access my curated playlist of this week's spoken word performances about living with mental health conditions, click below: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL29MvIA5tNIy8puVgdS74qnY6MqoE7fQH
Here are the poems included in the playlist and their trigger warnings :
Love yall and take care of yourselves!
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Learn more about national mental health awareness month here:
Find mental health-related resources here:
Access The State of Mental Health in America 2021 Report here: https://mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america
Find additional stats and fact sheets here: https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-by-the-Numbers/Infographics-Fact-Sheets
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