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5 THINGS TO KNOW: What is Children s Mental Health Awareness Day and why is it important?

5 THINGS TO KNOW: What is Children s Mental Health Awareness Day and why is it important? Derrick James May 5, 2021 The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse explains what is Children s Mental Health Awareness Day and how to find resources for children experiencing mental health. 1. What is Children s Mental Health Awareness Day?  National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, held this year on May 7, raises awareness regarding the importance of mental wellness for children and young people. The plain truth is that for our citizens, our communities and state to prosper, we must have healthy brains; and, that process for ensuring brain health begins early in life, when our brains are developing. 

Oklahoma Children s Mental Health Awareness Day is May 7

Oklahoma Children s Mental Health Awareness Day is May 7 Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, held May 7, raises awareness regarding the importance of mental wellness for children and young people.  For citizens, our communities and state to prosper, we must have healthy brains; and, that process for ensuring brain health begins early in life, when our brains are developing.  Emotional and mental health is important because it’s a vital part of life and impacts thoughts, behaviors and emotions. Being emotionally healthy can promote productivity and effectiveness in activities such as work, school or caregiving.

Tulip Project, ValleyCAST s Hope Day shine light on mental illness

WHITINSVILLE – At its first in-person event in more than a year, ValleyCAST brought together inspirational music, insightful and impactful speeches and a beautiful flower garden to spread seeds and messages of hope to commemorate the start of Mental Health Awareness Month. In collaboration with the Yellow Tulip Project, ValleyCAST’s first-ever Hope Day was held May 1 outdoors at the Dennis H. Rice Community Plaza at Alternatives’ Whitin Mill, as a way to bring conversations about mental health to the forefront. “It’s so important we don’t treat it as something you can’t talk about,” said Heather Elster, executive director of the Whitin Community Center, which participated in the event, along with No One Walks Alone Peer Recovery Center and ValleyCAST.

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