MIAW 2019 is from October 6-12, 2019.

Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is an annual national public education campaign designed to help open the eyes of everyone to the reality of mental illness.

WhyCare: 1 in 5 adults will experience mental illness this year. Show how you care about mental illness.

Pro-active ways to stay mentally healthy

Therapists call this list "good mental health hygiene." And you should try to do these things every day.

• Try to get proper sleep

• Watch what you eat: too much sugar and caffeine can affect your mood

• Get outside every day among plants, animals and other people

• Get moving, whether that's taking a walk, doing yoga or dancing with friends

• Limit your screen time. Increasingly, therapists are finding a connection between too much technology and depression and anxiety.

Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others – Paulo Coelho -

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