May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. Mental Health Awareness Month is a national movement to raise awareness about mental health, fight stigma, educate the public, and support people living with a mental health condition.
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week is May 4-10.
Positive mental health is essential to a child’s healthy development. This week shines a national spotlight on the importance of caring for every child’s mental health. Join Sheppard Pratt in recognizing this observance with the resources below.
Facts About Mental Health
Americans have a mental health condition - nearly 20%.
U.S. children ages 3-17 have a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorder.
The average delay between the start of mental health symptoms and treatment.
The number 10-24 year olds who died by suicide in 2020.
of youth in the U.S. experienced a major depressive episode in the past year.
of American adults with a mental health condition do not receive treatment.
Psychiatric Urgent Care
Our Psychiatric Urgent Care is specially designed for people who need an immediate psychiatric triage. Individuals of all ages are evaluated by a licensed clinician and then provided with referrals to an appropriate level of psychiatric care.
Mental Health News & Articles
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Thoughts, Food, and Freedom: OCD and Eating Disorders
Mental HealthPublished:The brain can be an exhausting place, especially when it’s being commandeered by intrusive thoughts. Sometimes it feels like the tape will never stop playing, “Did…
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ChatOCD: Pitfalls of using AI when you have OCD (and how to use it in a helpful way instead!)
Mental HealthPublished:Have I used AI to help compare different types of pillows I could buy?
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With Our Powers Combined: The Intersection of OCD and Food Allergy Anxiety
Mental HealthPublished:If you or a loved one has OCD and a food allergy, help is available.
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Men's Mental Health: Asking for help is not weakness—it’s courage.
Mental HealthPublished:Mental health struggles in men are often missed or dismissed, resulting in far too many men are suffering in silence.
