May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Join us to spread awareness about mental health and to help break the stigma.
As we transition back to a more normal day-to-day routine, it is important to check in with your mental health, and that of your loved ones. The ongoing effects and uncertainty created by COVID-19 can have a particular impact on children and teens who may have a tough time coping emotionally.
Daily items you can do to help improve your mental health include eating well to nourish your body, taking part in a physical activity like a walk in your neighborhood or gardening, getting outside, and maintaining healthy sleep habits. Or the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention offers information related to stress and coping throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Visit the CDC's Stress & Coping Webpage >>
Mental Health Month:
- NAMI Family Support Group - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays, May 3, 10, 17 from 6-7:30pm
- Survivors of Suicide Support Group (for loved ones of those who've died by suicide) - Tuesday, May 3 from 5:30-7pm
- Mental Health First Aid Training - Friday, May 6 at the Barton Center for Orthopedics & Wellness
- Mental Wellness Educational Session: Building a Resilient Community - Monday, May 9 4-5pm at Live Violence Free: 2941 Lake Tahoe Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA
- Wellness Webinar by Dr. Tracy Protell, Barton Psychiatry - Thursday, May 12 from 5-6pm
- City of South Lake Tahoe Proclamation at City Council Meeting - Tuesday, May 17 at 9am
- One Conversation Conference hosted by Live Violence Free - Friday, May 20. Register in advance here.
- Float a Flower Suicide Remembrance Event- Sunday, May 22 from 1-2:30pm at Paradise Park, Lake Baron. Register in advance: 530-721-0165
24-Hour Crisis Lines
El Dorado County Mental Health - 530.544.2219
Live Violence Free - 530.544.4444
Tahoe Youth & Family Services - 800.870.8937
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - 800.950.6264
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 800.273.8255
Or view a list of Barton Health and other local
Mental & Behavioral Health resources.
Each Mind Matters
Each Mind Matters is California's Mental Health Movement providing resources, content, stories, blogs, ways to get involved and more via their website, eachmindmatters.org.
