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Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Erie professionals highlight their services for Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It's aimed at bringing attention to mental health issues and reducing stigma. We spoke with local mental health professionals about the services that are available to our community. Blind Tiger receives investment of nearly $200K thanks to PA program It gives people the opportunity to make people know that their mental health is just as important as your physical health. Mental Health Awareness Month has been around since 1949, and the time is used as a way to address the challenges faced by millions of Americans. 'It gives us the opportunity as a mental health professional to know that our mental health is important and get those check ups and make sure we are up to date on how we are feeling emotionally just as much as going to our doctors visits and physical health,' said Stacey Buettners of UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor. What should you look out for? First would be a change in sleep, appetite and mood. Millcreek Twp. offering free waste removal with spring cleaning efforts 'But also times that you notice a change and impact that it might be having on our day-to-day functioning, relationships and the work that we do at school too,' Buettners explained. We were told Erie, for its size, is very lucky to have so many accommodations and services for people with mental health issues. NAMI of Erie provides peer support groups and family support groups free of charge. It's for those struggling with mental health to learn about the services and treatments that are available in the community. MACC Food Pantry expands options, offering special options this week 'Mental health its important for us to continue to normalize the conversations so its important people dont attribute shame or feeling less than if they are having mental health challenge and will feel receptive and confident to seek the help that they need,' Wendy Jacobs, the executive director NAMI of Erie County, went on to say. For more information on the services that the two organizations have, check out NAMI of Erie County's website and UPMC Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor's website. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WJET/WFXP/
CBC
06-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
People often wear a mask to hide mental health struggles. Here are tips to help remove it
For this year's Mental Health Week, the theme is Unmasking Mental Health. CBC Montreal host Douglas Gelevan speaks with Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief of the department of psychology at the MUHC, about ways people can help themselves or their loved ones overcome the stigma.
