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May is Mental Health Awareness Month! (but we recognize the importance year-round)

Written by Meaghan Flaherty | May 24, 2023 12:30:00 PM

 

Here at Benefit Link, we celebrate the uniqueness of each individual in this journey of life.  

We are mindful that each and every one of us are navigating our own paths - we may never know exactly what someone is going through, but embodying compassion is crucial to encouraging  respect for one another.  

Mental health is interwoven into so many aspects of our lives – spanning both the personal and professional.  

 

Connections are also essential to overall wellbeing -  

Please see below for a brief list of some of the national mental health resources available: 

 

1. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline

     Call 800-950-6264, or text “Helpline” to 62640 

     Website: https://www.nami.org/home 

2. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

     Dial 988

     Website: https://988lifeline.org/ 

3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)  National Helpline  

     Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)  

     Website: https://www.samhsa.gov 

4. Disaster Distress Hotline  

     Call or text 1-800-985-5990  

     Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline 

5. Online Treatment Locator  

     Website: https://findtreatment.gov/ 

6. Veterans Crisis Line  

     Dial 988, then press 1 

     Website: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/ 

 

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