Posted on May 10, 2020
May is mental health awareness month, and never before has the topic of mental health been more relevant. Experts are reporting increasing rates of mental health problems and predict this is only the beginning of a lasting mental health crisis. "HelpLine callers mentioning COVID-19 are most frequently experiencing serious anxiety about their physical and emotional health," Dawn Brown, director of community engagement at NAMI, said. Lynne Gots, a licensed psychologist, outlined ways people can protect their mental health during the pandemic in a NAMI blog.
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text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).
