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 5-11.
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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Beat the Holiday Blues
Mental HealthPublished:Feeling more humdrum than merry these days? You're not the only one. You might be experiencing the ‘holiday blues’: feelings of sadness that come up during the holiday…
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Stress-Busting Gifts for the Holiday Season
Mental HealthPublished:Still searching for gifts for everyone on your list this holiday season? You’re definitely not alone. Here are some ideas for gifts that can help your friends and family tackle stress.
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Daylight Saving Time: 5 Tips for Falling Back
Mental HealthPublished:Prepare yourself for the end of Daylight Saving Time with these 5 helpful tips.
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Existential OCD: Obsessing About the Anything and the Everything
Mental HealthPublished:What happens after we die? What is consciousness? Is anything real? Who am I? What is a self? These and many other questions will not be answered in this exploration of Existential OCD.
