On Saturday, Might 18, McCormick Park was the perfect location for NAMIWalks and CCMH's fourth annual psychological well being truthful. Columbia's Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness and Neighborhood Psychological Well being's partnership with neighborhood companions made it doable for our neighborhood to take motion to make Might Psychological Well being Consciousness Month.
Mascots Winnie the Pooh, Sparkie and the St. Helens Backyard Membership bumblebees lead the beginning of the stroll. Many organizations have been current to supply assets on psychological well being and sickness. Plenty of actions to interact the neighborhood in methods to scale back stress, deal with themselves, community and have enjoyable!
The month of Might is coming to an finish, however the battle in opposition to the stigma round psychological sickness has no finish. There is no such thing as a finish, solely a starting for individuals looking for therapy, restoration and stability. It takes a neighborhood to assist, educate and advocate for these residing with psychological sickness and their family members.
One measurement doesn’t match all. It's simply not a factor that individuals discover what works for them when confronted with psychological sickness therapy. There are a lot of elements of psychological well being care and it’s troublesome to navigate them, which is why it’s so necessary to ask for assist.
Contact NAMI Oregon at 503.230.8009 and Columbia Neighborhood Psychological Well being at 503.397.5211. Hope is crucial and Psychological Well being is for all of us.
