Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, this gives everyone the opportunity to share resources, information, reduce stigmas, raise awareness about the mental health, and the importance of one's mental wellbeing.

In the United States, more than 1 in 5 adults, opens a new window live with a mental illness. Mental illness can affect anyone at any stage in life, from childhood through to adulthood. More than 1 in 5 youth, opens a new window (ages 13-18) have or at some point in their life, have had debilitating and serious mental illness. Because of this it is important to bring awareness to mental illnesses to help those in need, below are different resources and books to get started.  

 

If you or someone you know needs help right now:  

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline                              call or text 988 

SAMHSA’s National Helpline                            1-800-662-HELP (4357)
                                                                              TTY: 1-800-487-4889 

Santa Clara County Suicide &                          1 (408) 278-4204 (Toll Free) 

Crisis Hotline 

If you or someone wants to talk, but it’s not an emergency: 

NAMI Santa Clara County                               408-453-0400 option 1
                                                                            Mon-Fri, 10 am to 6 pm 

                  Walk-in: Mon-Fri, 10 am to 2 pm

         Mental Health Association of SF                    1-855-845-7415
                                                                                       online chat 

For other organizations you can call, check out our resource guide here. 

 

For book suggestions that discuss and normalize mental health:

 

BUT WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?: NAVIGATING MENTAL HEALTH, IDENTITY, LOVE, AND FAMILY BETWEEN CULTURES

Reconnecting After Isolation

Depression

The Beasts in Your Brain

Here I Am, I Am Me

Turtles All the Way Down

I Wish You All the Best

How It Feels to Float

DBT FOR EVERYONE: A GUIDE TO THE PERKS, PITFALLS, AND POSSIBILITIES OF DBT FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH

WHEN A LOVED ONE WON'T SEEK MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT: HOW TO PROMOTE RECOVERY AND RECLAIM YOUR FAMILY'S WELL-BEING

Finding Strength in Mental Health Struggles