Overview
History
Mental Health Awareness Month began in the United States in 1949 and was started by the Mental Health America organization (then known as the National Association for Mental Health). Since 1949, Mental Health America and their affiliates across the country have led the observance of May is Mental Health Month by reaching millions of people through the media, local events and screenings. Awareness and resources are needed for those struggling with COVID-19 induced emotional symptoms: stress, anxiety, feeling of isolation, and etc. A holistic approach.
While 1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime, everyone faces challenges in life that can impact their mental health. In 2020, our theme of Tools 2 Thrive will provide practical tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase resiliency regardless of the situations they are dealing with. These tools are essential and timely in the midst of COVID-19 and the social stresses that impacts everyone.
Mental Health Awareness: Facts
Library Resources
eBooks, Books, Films
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780826144171Publication Date: 2018Whenever possible, content is mapped to published core competencies for preparing health professions' students for response to terrorism, disaster events, and public health emergencies.
Handbook of Mentalizing in Mental Health PracticeCall Number: eBookISBN: 9781615372508Publication Date: 2019This new edition of Handbook of Mentalizing in Mental Health Practice reflects a vibrant field undergoing development along a number of dimensions important for mental health.
Internet-Based Intelligence in Public Health Emergencies by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781614991755Publication Date: 2013This book has its origins in the workshop Internet-Based Intelligence for Public Health Emergencies and Disease Outbreak: Technical, Medical, and Regulatory Issues, held in Haifa, Israel, in March 2011.
Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and FamiliesCall Number: eBookISBN: 9780309294591Publication Date: 2014"Preparedness, Response and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families" is the summary of a workshop convened in June, 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events to discuss disaster preparedness, response, and resilience relative to the needs of children and families, including children with special health care needs.
Raising Mental Health Awareness in Higher EducationCall Number: eBookISBN: 1522537945Publication Date: 2017The state of college students' mental health is a growing phenomenon across university campuses. Educators often watch students struggle with academic, social, financial, and familial issues.
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The Art and Science of MindfulnessCall Number: Library Main Collection RC489.A32 S53 2017ISBN: 1433826984Publication Date: 2017Intention is fundamental to any project, endeavor, or journey. Related to intention is the concept of mindfulness -- the awareness that arises through intentionally attending to oneself and others in an open, caring, and nonjudgmental way.
Be Very AfraidCall Number: Library Main Collection HV551.2 .W88 2010ISBN: 9780199730872Publication Date: 2010In Be Very Afraid, Wuthnow examines the human response to existential threats--once a matter for theology, but now looming before us in multiple forms. Nuclear weapons, pandemics, global warming: each threatens to destroy the planet, or at least to annihilate our species.
Pandemics by Call Number: Social Issues Collection RA653.5 .P368 2012ISBN: 9780737755886Publication Date: 2012The 1918 flu pandemic infected 500 million people worldwide and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million people.
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- TEDTalks: Alanna Shaikh—Why Covid-19 Is Hitting Us Now -- And How to Prepare for the Next OutbreakWhy Covid-19 Is Hitting Us Now -- And How to Prepare for the Next Outbreak
Online Resources
Websites and Videos
- CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
DMHAS -Flu Stress and COVID-19 - CT Warm Lines ResourceWarm Lines are telephone support services staffed by people who have experience/expertise with mutual support. These lines are not crisis lines and the days/hours of operation vary.
- MHA - COVID-19
Mental Health and COVID-19 -Information and Resources - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Disaster Distress Helpline
