Mental Health Support

In today’s LYLWL Episode, I will be featuring Cal Voices, a nonprofit organization, that addresses all aspects of mental health and mental illness. Ms. Stephanie Ramos, Director of Cal Voices’ Communications will be joining me for this important discussion. 

Understanding the importance of taking care of your mental health is vital to us having a balanced healthy life. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, and over the course of your life, you may experience struggles with some of the following early warning signs: 

behaviors can be an early warning sign of a problem:

·        Eating or sleeping too much or too little

·        Pulling away from people and usual activities

·        Having low or no energy

·        Feeling numb or like nothing matters

·        Having unexplained aches and pains

·        Feeling helpless or hopeless

·        Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than usual

·        Feeling unusually confused, forgetful, on edge, angry, upset, worried, or scared

·        Yelling or fighting with family and friends

·        Experiencing severe mood swings that cause problems in relationships

·        Having persistent thoughts and memories you can't get out of your head

·        Hearing voices or believing things that are not true

·        Thinking of harming yourself or others

·        Inability to perform daily tasks like taking care of your kids or getting to work or school

If you or a loved one are experiencing any of the above signs, please contact your local health care provider or reach out to:

• CAL VOICES:  INFO@CALVOICES.ORG
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• 1-800-273-TALK (8255) TTY: 1-800-799-4889
  suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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