October 3-9 is Mental Illness Awareness Week

Dana October 4, 2021 Events, Industry News

Each year during the first full week of October, mental health organizations draw attention to mental health conditions through Mental Illness Awareness Week.

Mental illnesses are medical conditions that effect millions of people, however they are still misunderstood and stigmatized, and those living with these conditions still face prejudice that those with other medical conditions don’t experience.

The aim of Mental Illness Awareness Week is to provide public education highlighting the fact that these illnesses are medical conditions and should be treated as such.

For more information on Mental Illness Awareness Week, and to participate with promoting the efforts around public information on mental illness, visit these resources:

Canada

Canadian Mental Health Association
Mental Health Commission
Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health

United States

Mental Health America
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Tags: Canadian Mental Health Association, Mental Health America, mental illness, Mental Illness Awareness, Mental Illness Education, MIAW, NAMI, stigma

Dana

Dana (She/Her/Hers) joined the iCarol team in 2013 after 12 years of direct service and administrative duties at a blended 2-1-1/crisis intervention/suicide prevention center. As the Communications and Social Media Manager at iCarol, you'll find her presenting Webinars, Tweeting, Blogging, Facebooking, and producing other materials that aid helplines in their work.