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Awareness Day 2017

Awareness Day 2017's national focus is on the importance of integrating behavioral health and primary care for children, youth, and young adults with mental and/or substance use disorders. The 2017 national theme is "Partnering for Help and Hope." Communities, national collaborating organizations, and federal programs across the country are busy planning local Awareness Day 2017 activities and events.

Olympic champions Michael Phelps, the world's most decorated Olympian, and Allison Schmitt, an eight-time Olympic medalist, will serve as Honorary Chairpersons of SAMHSA's National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day (Awareness Day) 2017 national event! Read the press announcement about their recognition.

The national event will take place on Thursday, May 4, at 7 p.m. EDT in Washington, DC. SAMHSA will also webcast the event.

Learn more about Awareness Day 2017 or read about past Awareness Day observances below.

Awareness Day 2016

In 2016, a highly interactive Awareness Day national event featured youth and family leaders, public educators, law enforcement officials, and behavioral health professionals discussing how communities can work together to improve access to behavioral health services and supports. It included a live webcast allowing online viewers and audience members the opportunity to ask questions and share their perspectives.

Awareness Day 2015

In 2015, more than 1,150 in-person and online viewers joined SAMHSA in celebrating Awareness Day's 10th anniversary.

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Since 1949, May has held the title of Mental Health Awareness Month and the statistics say one in 25 adults in the United States lives with a serious mental illness. That's a total of sixty million people. Removing the shame and stigma of speaking out about having a mental illness is one objective behind Mental Health Awareness Month.

By age 14, half of all lifetime mental health conditions begin. Seventy-five percent of mental illness begins by age 24, said Doneen Hollingsworth, board member of Capital Area Counseling Service.

"It's something we need to talk about more, to remove the shame from," Hollingsworth said. "Unfortunately, people who have mental illness or their family and friends are not as apt to talk about it. Mental illness is a disease. It's not any different than cancer or diabetes. We talk about those diseases and rush to get them help and that's exactly what we need to do with mental health."

Seeing a change in an individual's behavior that signals mental illness can be difficult, but common signs can include difficulty concentrating, excessive worrying, sadness, extreme mood changes, changes in sleep and eating habits, and avoiding friends and social activities. Drug and alcohol abuse also can be symptoms.

This year, the National Alliance on Mental Illness' theme for Mental Health Month is "Into Mental Health: Inspired, Informed, Involved". The language of mental illnesses often describes the condition as impersonal and changing that could be done through additional awareness.

"Instead of saying someone has depression, another way is to say they 'suffer from depression'. It's not catching a cold," Roseanne Summerside, president of the local NAMI-affiliate group, said. "They are people, not their mental illness."

Julie Moore, training coordinator for Avera St. Mary's Suicide Prevention Committee, said mental health needs to be taken care of just as much as physical and spiritual health.

"If one is lacking, the others will get pulled down with that," she said.

While the holidays are considered to have higher rates of suicide, Moore said another time of year is the spring. Individuals often think when spring comes, their mood will get better and they will be happier, but that often is not the case with mental illness.

"We need to be more conscious this time of year," Moore said. "We need to watch our family members and friends and see if anything is going on."

Hollingsworth said part of the awareness is being able to talk about mental illness and hear about people's experience with it. Mental illness is common and treatable.

"The more we talk about it and more people can share with it in relatable person, people can relate to it and understand that's what they're feeling," Hollingsworth said. "As a community, we all have important roles to play to understand that mental illness is a disease."

NAMI is a local resource for those to reach out for support. Also available is the Helpline Center 1-800-273-8255, and crisis text line 741-741.

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