May 6, 2021
MAYVILLE As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, the week of May 2-8 is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week.
Mental Health Awareness month has been around since its inception in 1949, but it wasn’t until 1991 when the importance of raising mental health awareness and reducing stigma surrounding children’s mental health became an important focus, resulting in the actual celebration of awareness and advocacy in 2004 designating the first full week of May annually as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week.
The National Federation of Families has declared the theme of this year’s recognition as “Flip the Script.” The thought behind the theme is that community members are responsible for addressing the mental health needs of its children and youth. It is important to set an example on how to treat ourselves and take care of our mental health as well as how we treat others facing mental health challenges.