“If you can sit with your pain, listen to your pain, and respect your pain — in time, you’ll move through your pain.”
#replacestigmawithsupport
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in four Americans suffers from a mental health disorder every year. Unfortunately, a combination of stigma and accessibility leaves many people feeling like they don’t have anywhere to turn.
The ‘1in4’ campaign focuses on normalizing the need for mental health resources and removing the stigma for those who want to access care. Page down to review a variety of helpful videos, links to resources, social media connections, and tip sheets.
Tip Sheets
If you're looking for helpful information regarding a variety of mental health concerns, you're in the right place. Click on any of the links below to download a tip sheet regarding that topic.
Social Media
Follow 1in4 on Twitter by clicking the 'Follow @1in4info' button below -- and use the hashtags #replacestigmawithsupport and #1in4 to help drive awareness to the importance of mental health concerns!
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When adversity, trauma or every day stress weighs you down, #resilience allows you to get back up & approach life s… https://t.co/NkMLm9GUha -
Prolonged stress can affect your health and your ability to cope with life’s challenges. The Mindfulness Toolkit ca… https://t.co/XMXmaBOP5u
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Help boost your #mentalhealth, self-confidence, empathy, patience and overall #wellbeing by practicing #meditation.… https://t.co/z2fs5Ima9b
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Empower yourself to develop skills to help identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses through tr… https://t.co/tYw3UO42bC
Use Your EAP
If you are an employee of a U.S.-based company, you probably have access to an employee assistance program, or an EAP. EAPs are free and confidential -- and they can help you by providing professional consultation for concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, drug or alcohol problems, relationship issues, and grief.
For more information, consult with your employer's human resources (HR) or benefits professional.
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