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Mental Health Month (May 1 - 31) National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day (May 2) Anxiety Disorders Children’s Mental Health Week (May 6 - 12) Children and Mental Health Cultural Competence in Serving Children and Adolescents With Mental Health Problems Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children With Mental Health Needs Helping Children and Youth With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Systems of Care Helping Children and Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Systems of Care Psychosocial Issues for Children and Adolescents in Disasters State Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children with Mental Illness Systems of Care: A Promising Solution for Children With Serious Emotional Disturbances and Their Families Tips for Talking to Children After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers Tips for Talking to Children in Trauma: Interventions at Home for Preschoolers to Adolescents Your Child’s Mental Health; What Every Family Should Know National Mental Health Counseling Week (May 6 - 12) A Guide to Managing Stress in Crisis Response Professions National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Assessing Suicide Risk: Initial Tips for Counselors (PDF) Schizophrenia Awareness Week (May 20 - 26) Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia: An Update from the NIMH Recovering Your Mental Health: Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery Schizophrenia What a Difference a Friend Makes (PDF) When Someone Has Schizophrenia

A Mental Health Friendly Workplace Brochure
Companies that proactively address overall mental health in the workplace can realize significant benefits. Mental health friendly practices can bring greater productivity, reduced insurance costs, and improved retention. This brochure contains information and tools for human resource personnel and managers to use in developing a mental health friendly workplace. more...

Finding Mental Health Services: Where to Go for Help
This fact card provides a list of resources for finding mental health services. more...

National Anti-Stigma Campaign: What a Difference a Friend Makes Brochure (PDF)
SAMHSA's National Anti-Stigma Campaign "What a Difference a Friend Makes" targets young adults and encourages them to step up and support a friend who has a mental health problem. The Campaign brochure provides information and resources about recovery from mental health problems; explains how to provide support to a friend; reveals myths and facts about mental illnesses; and emphasizes the importance of friendship and support in a person's recovery from mental health problems. more...