Why Mental Health Matters...



Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Often times shame or bias surround the subject of mental health. However, mental health challenges are as common as physical challenges, so let's start talking about it more and judging it less...

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Emotional Well-Being/Population Health

www.cdc.gov/populationhealth/well-being/index.htm

Dutchess County Behavioral & Community Health

www.dutchessny.gov/departments/DBCH/dbch.htm

Mental Health America of Dutchess County

mhadutchess.org/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

suicidepreventionlifeline.org/