Lunch And Learn With Dr. Berry

So, let’s talk about taking care of our mental health as we observe the Mental Health Awareness Month… The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as Dr. Delphin-Rittmon of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says, it is a time to promote the importance of mental health and its impact on our well-being as humans. A lot of times, we focus on ailments, like “I’m getting a lot of weight”, “my back hurts”, and “my blood pressure is too high”, and push aside our mental health, not knowing it’s highly correlated to every aspect of our life. Data shows that nearly 1 in 4 adults reported mental illness, almost 20% of adolescents ages 12 to 17 had a major depressive episode, and one death by suicide happens every 11 minutes here in the United States. This is an unparalleled mental health crisis we’re going through right now, yet here we are, still asking and not understanding why people commit suicide. But we don’t want that to continue; we want to help keep your mental health in check and on t