Does Your Community Have Good Mental Health
The community mental heath team are there to help those who are suffering from mental health problems. The first port of call for anyone who thinks that they are suffering from some kind of mental health problem is your doctor who will be able to recommend the right sort of help.
The community mental health team consists of a number of professionals who are trained in their specific areas and can include psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, and of course the community psychiatric nurse or CPN. Some specific problems or issues that can arise in addition to existing mental health problems or which can exacerbate or trigger mental health problems and which might need extra consideration include
read moreMay – National Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Month began in April 1949 as Mental Health Week. It was established to remind the public about the goals and activities of the nation’s mental health programs. In the late ’60′s to increase public understanding of mental health issues, National Mental Health Association, (NMHA) expanded the week into a National Mental Health Month.
During May the NMHA, its 330 affiliates and numerous partners take time to educate the public about mentalemotional health and mentalemotional dis-eases.
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