{"id":897,"date":"2022-05-21T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/?p=897"},"modified":"2022-06-06T16:34:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:34:20","slug":"mental-health-awareness-month-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/mental-health-awareness-month-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH &#8211; Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is the month in which mental health receives an increased amount of media attention for the RIGHT REASONS.&nbsp; As everyone continues enduring the pandemic an increased number of people are struggling with their mental health.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Locally, NCSS will promote how it\u2019s just as important for individuals to take care of their mental health as it is their physical health.&nbsp; We\u2019ll utilize articles \/ press releases \/ website \/ social media \/ advertising \/ TV episode of <em>NCSS Here for You<\/em> to promote mental health treatment and recovery while reducing stigma.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is a month in which<\/strong> <strong>YOU<\/strong> <strong>should take time to<\/strong> <strong>celebrate<\/strong> <strong>the great work that you provide throughout the year!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Here\u2019s one message that we\u2019ll be sharing with the community\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Being Mindful of your Mental Health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northwestern Counseling &amp; Support Services (NCSS) stresses the importance of being mindful of your mental health just as you would with physical health and nutrition. Unfortunately, there is a social stigma associated with mental health disorders, and this stigma prevents the majority of people struggling with mental health challenges from seeking help. NCSS prefers to view stigma as an acronym for\u2026 <strong>S<\/strong>triving <strong>T<\/strong>o <strong>I<\/strong>ncrease<strong>G<\/strong>ood <strong>M<\/strong>ental Health <strong>A<\/strong>wareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"367\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/STIGMA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/STIGMA.png 367w, https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/STIGMA-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>More information from the Vermont Department of Health<\/strong> click <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth.vermont.gov\/document\/2022-mham-newsletter-week-three\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH This is the month in which mental health receives an increased amount of media attention for the RIGHT REASONS.&nbsp; As everyone continues enduring the pandemic an increased number of people are struggling with their mental health.&nbsp; Locally, NCSS will promote how it\u2019s just as important for individuals to take care of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":898,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions\/898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}