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May is National Mental Health Awareness Month
It's a good time to...
Find a therapist
Counseling California https://www.counselingcalifornia.com/
Los Angeles County Psychological Association https://www.lacpa.org/web-search
Lesbian and Gay Psychotherapy Association https://lagpa.org/directory/
Los Angeles County Dept. of Mental Health https://dmh.lacounty.gov/our-services/
Read a book on an issue that is meaningful to you (See Resources tab for suggestions)
Get involved
American Society for Suicide Prevention, "Out of the Darkness" walks https://afsp.org/
Mental Health America, Los Angeles https://www.mhala.org/support-us/volunteer/
Autism Speaks, Los Angeles http://act.autismspeaks.org/site/TR/Walk/TR?fr_id=6080&pg=entry
Donate
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation https://www.bbrfoundation.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness https://nami.org/
Anxiety and Depression Association of America https://adaa.org/
There are
obviously many other organizations to get involved with or donate to; now is a great time to support the causes and issues that matter most to you.
Check out Ariana Grande's message about mental health awareness:
A few of the other celebrities who have spoken out about their mental health issues:
Kristen Bell - Depression, Anxiety
Mayim Bialek - Depression
Camilo Ca
bello - OCD
Mariah Carey - Bipolar Disorder
Pete Davidson - Borderline Personality Disorder
Stephen Fry - Bipolar Disorder
Selena Gomez - Depression, Anxiety
Ariana Grande - PTSD
Jon Hamm - Depression
Taraji P. Henson - Depression, Anxiety
Lady Gaga - PTSD
Lizzo - Depression
Demi Lovato - Bipolar Disorder
Gina Rodriguez - Anxiety
Amanda Seyfried - OCD
Emma Stone - Anxiety
Chrissy Teigen - Postpartum Depression
Catherine Zeta-Jones - Bipolar II Disorder
Jonathan Van Ness - Depression, Anxiety