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What you need to know
What you need to know about Mental Health:
- Every person has a mental health.
- Mental health is mental health, not mental illness.
- Mental health is made up of our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Mental health is the undeniable connection between them.
- Our thoughts shape our feelings and actions, especially the thoughts we have about the feelings we experience.
- You can learn to think in new ways that improve your mental health (how you think, what you feel, and the choices you make).
- You can prevent mental ill-health later by being proactive about your mental health now. Mental health awareness must reach beyond Mental Health Awareness month, and must redirect our focus toward mental health.
When it comes to Mental Health Awareness, messaging predominantly points to identifying signs of depression or anxiety, highlighting available treatment resources, or normalizing mental illness through influential story-telling - all of which bring awareness to mental ill-health, not mental health.
The World Health Organization estimates that there has been a 13% increase in mental illness conditions world-wide over the past decade. Despite advances in treatment and access to care, which undoubtedly still have far to go, this trend in worsening mental health will continue.
Treatment is necessary, yes; but if we are going to stop experiences of depression and anxiety from worsening, as has been the trend we must shift our thinking, messaging, and action to prevention.
We must go upstream and reach people with education and messaging that promotes proactive (preventative) mental health care.
It is no longer sufficient for the reactionary (treatment) end of the spectrum to corner the market on mental health "awareness." Messaging regarding: 1) the opportunity to engage in self-directed and self-sustaining proactive mental health care; and 2) descriptive beginning steps toward improving one’s mental health through thought change must be brought directly to the people.
That's how we're redefining mental health awareness and brining that awareness directly to you.
Awareness Projects:
We are actively engaged in the following Mental Health Awareness projects:
- Billboard messaging bringing mental health literacy to the masses. Learn more here.
- Social media messaging that promotes a unified, human understanding of mental health. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube to engage with us in these critical conversations to promote true mental health awareness. @thrivingthoughtsglobal
- Community-level coffee-shop/boutique awareness campaigns: We post our Thriving Thoughts cards (cards with new ways of thinking that promote proactive mental, emotional, and relational self-care) in local coffee shops for patrons to take for free. If you'd like to feature our cards in your shop or boutique, please email us at team@thrivingthoughtsglobal.org.
- Community-level events. Check out Grounded for more and to learn how you can start one in your own city!