May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here are some things that can be done throughout May:
1. Community wellness events.
2. Create a peer support program.
3. Film screenings that feature mental health topics.
4. Create a mental health resource corner.
5. Create a self-care program.
6. Create a hashtag campaign.
7. Mental Health Workshops.
8. Donate to mental health charities.
9. Start an exercise program, which is good for mental health.
10. Start a mindfulness program, which is good for mental health.
11. Children, teens and adults can keep a journal.
12. Children, teens and adults can read for pleasure.
13. Volunteer locally.
14. Create art with a mental health theme.
15. Advocate for mental health policy
change.
16. Read and share books with a mental health theme.
17. Create mental health-safe work places.
18. Encourage mental health intervention throughout the lifespan.
19. Improve employee wellbeing.
20. Do some outreach about mental health.
21. Create a relaxation room.
22. Connect with someone you love.
23. Do things that make you laugh like watch comedy.
24. Be kind and preach kindness.
25. Seek help from a licensed mental
health professional, if needed.
26. Engage in a hobby.
27. Practice gratitude.
This list applies equally well to those with or without autism. Autism is not a mental health issue, but autistics many times do have simultaneous mental health ailments at the same time. Let's create awareness for mental health wellness, including those with autism, during the month of May.
