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May is Mental Health Awareness Month 

May 3, 2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Earn My Wellness points in the My Wellness portal by completing an emotional health activity, moving 30 minutes a day or participating in a wellness challenge. The Fit2Be Cancer Free challenge and the Walk this Way My Wellness challenge are both going on right now.

Tria Health can also help you to improve your mental health and manage mental health conditions. This is a free and confidential benefit available through your health plan. Tria Health provides one-on-one, private consultations with your own dedicated pharmacist over the phone. Your Tria Health pharmacist can assist you in creating a customized treatment strategy by reviewing medication options as well as non-pharmacological methods for managing mental health.  

Schedule a free medication review with Tria Health here.   

Boosting your daily mental health – from the Live Well, Work Well newsletter 

Mental Health Awareness Month, observed every May, is a time to raise awareness and break the stigma about mental health, and support people with mental illness. In fact, more than half of adults in the United States will be diagnosed with a mental illness — a variety of conditions that affect one’s mood, behavior, feelings or thinking — at some point in their life.  

Mental health plays a huge role in your overall health and well-being. It affects everything, including how you think, feel and act, and helps determine how you make healthy choices and cope with stress. Because it’s such a crucial component of your wellness, focusing on maintaining or improving your mental health is important. Here are five ways to boost or prioritize your mental health every day: 

  • Express gratitude. Taking five minutes daily to write down the things you are grateful for has been proven to lower stress levels and can help you achieve a more positive mindset. 
  • Get moving. Exercising regularly can benefit your brain function, reduce anxiety and improve your self-image.  
  • Spend time outdoors. Getting outside, especially when it’s sunny, can greatly improve your mood, which benefits your mental health.  
  • Be kind. Helping others and being kind not only helps the recipient, but can also benefit your mental health. Simply holding the door for someone or giving a compliment can go a long way.  
  • Get a good night’s sleep. Fatigued individuals typically experience drowsiness, mood changes, loss of energy and appetite, headaches, and a lack of motivation, concentration and alertness. Strive for seven to eight hours of sleep a night.

Seek help from your primary care doctor or a mental health professional if you’re concerned about your mental health. If you need mental health-related crisis support, or are worried about someone else, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by calling or texting 988 and chatting online at 988lifeline.org. 

Find more information about mental health resources here. 

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