
Support Mental Health Month!
Here are some tips for the workplace: 16 Best Mental Health Awareness Month Ideas for Work
What is Mental Health?
https://youtu.be/aNQBdIMM3mQ
How to manage your mental health:
https://youtu.be/rkZl2gsLUp4?si=sfTx-uCFogAu3fKx
Check out this article from World Economic Forum:
How to design urban environments to avoid anxious cities | World Economic Forum
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RESOURCES
The following resources provide data to inform your department on decision-making and educating team members on mental health in the workplace. These resources also include guidelines for mental health in the workplace, policy development, example action plans, best practices and more. It also includes resources for responding to trauma, violence, substance use and family dysfunction.
National Library of Medicine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3062016/
American Psychological Association https://www.apa.org/topics/healthy-workplaces/mental-health
World Health Organization https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-at-work
SAMHSA Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative https://ncsacw.acf.hhs.gov/userfiles/files/SAMHSA_Trauma.pdf
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health https://ncsacw.acf.hhs.gov/userfiles/files/SAMHSA_Trauma.pdf
National Child Traumatic Stress Network https://www.nctsn.org/resources/child-welfare-trauma-training-toolkit
VA Association of Community Services Boards, INC https://vacsb.org/
VA Mental Health Access Program https://vmap.org/resources/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItvf8hIHyhAMViE1HAR1SvQ4iEAAYBCAAEgLMwfD_BwE
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/
TOOLKITS FOR EMPLOYERS
U.S. Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/mental-health/employers
Center for Workplace Mental Health https://workplacementalhealth.org/employer-resources/guides-and-toolkits/the-working-well-toolkit
https://workplacementalhealth.org/getmedia/20f708fc-72f1-45de-a118-37a20be2df3b/CWMH-May-Is-Mental-Health-Month-Toolkit
NC Chamber https://ncchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/Mental-Health-Toolkit-for-Employers_FINAL.pdf
NRPA https://www.nrpa.org/parks-recreation-magazine/2019/november/how-parks-and-recreation-can-support-mental-health-initiatives/ https://www.nrpa.org/publications-research/park-pulse/mental-health-benefits-of-parks-and-recreation/ https://www.nrpa.org/our-work/Three-Pillars/health-wellness/ParksandHealth/fact-sheets/parks-improved-mental-health-quality-life/
National Library of Medicine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5663018/
NCSU https://cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2022/04/parks-green-spaces-improve-health/
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