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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but if you're like WCCO, you know it is essential to check in with yourself and your loved ones every month.
Let's be real: life can be overwhelming. Your brain needs a break between emails, errands, board meetings, and your cat's feeding schedule. That's why we're giving it the love it needs this Mental Health Awareness Month. Follow us on your television or streaming device for stories on brain research and chemistry. Hear from local nonprofits working to support you, and receive a reminder to check in with yourself when time seems to go by too fast. Engage with us on social media and share your tips and tricks to having a good day or how you have been a bright spot for someone else.
NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with mental illnesses and their families. For over 40 years, NAMI Minnesota has worked to promote the development of community and mental health programs and services, change public attitudes and mental illnesses, improve access to services, and increase opportunities for recovery. To find out about NAMI Minnesota's resources, education classes, support groups, and more, click here.
Reaching out for help and talking to friends, family, or a trained mental health counselor can be the first step to feeling better. Whether you are looking for tools to improve your own mental health or to help family and friends who may need encouragement or support, we hope the information below can be an important resource to you.
If you or someone you know needs support, you can find a comprehensive list of Mental Health resources here.
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All donations to NAMI Minnesota fund their peer-led support groups, family education classes, helpline, public policy work, suicide prevention classes, public awareness, outreach to the community, and so much more. Every dollar raised helps NAMI Minnesota in its mission to support all people affected by mental illnesses and create positive change in the mental health system. For ways to donate, click here.
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