MENDED #5
Oklahoma is top 5 in the nation for a high prevalence of mental illness and low access to care. We're here to see that things get mended.
💚 May is Mental Health Month
In observance of Mental Health Month, the Alliance of Mental Health Providers of Oklahoma will share a series of social media graphics throughout the month of May to raise awareness about ending the stigma of mental illness. Our theme is SNAP OUT OF IT: Stop Stigmatizing Mental Illness. Follow along and share our message.
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🧰 Mental Health America’s Fabulous Toolkit
Mental Health America has a fabulous and exhaustive toolkit for Mental Health Month. Check it out. There are so many wonderful offerings including some helpful worksheets.
🚨 Managed Care Will Hurt Oklahomans
Rural Oklahomans living in small towns and wide open spaces will be among those most hurt by commercial managed care. Tell the #okleg not to fund managed care.
😔 You Are Not Alone.
🎥 Ardmore’s Jessica Pfau Address Press Conference About Negative Impact of Managed Care on Mental Health
🧸 Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum Proclaims May 2-8 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
Also, in case you missed it, the Whitehouse also issued a proclamation in observance of Mental Health Month.
Speaking of children and mental health, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has shared more than a dozen resources for parents. Check out their Facts for Families.
🆓 Virtual Forum to Cover Mental Health Workforce Reports from Healthy Minds Policy Initiative
📺 Best Movies About Mental Health from the National Alliance on Mental Illness
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Matchstick Men (2003)
It’s Kind of A Funny Story (2010)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
Infinitely Polar Bear (2015)
Welcome To Me (2015)
Inside Out (2015)