Mental Health Can’t Wait: Inspire Change During Mental Health Awareness Month

Family with mental health crisis waits 7 hours for Dallas police to arrive

Police confirm that a Dallas family waited nearly seven hours for officers to respond after reporting what the family described as a life-threatening emergency. When you need them, you expect the police to show up quickly. Jodie Trevino told NBC 5 Investigates that when that moment arrived for her and her son Alec, the Dallas Police Department dropped the ball. “I was in hysterics. I was crying. I was … anxiety. I mean, you can imagine,” Jodie s…

Mental Health Can’t Wait: Inspire Change During Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental health can’t wait. Break the silence…Ignite change. In America today, approximately one out of every five Americans is suffering with a mental health issue; and approximately one in 25 adults is experiencing a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with one or more major life activities. In every story, there is strength and there is hope. Recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month. Since 1949, May has been designated as Ment…

CMHA’s Change the Cycle ride aims to raise funds for Planet Youth initiative

The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) is preparing for the third annual Change the Cycle fundraising ride, set to return to Nicholls Oval in Peterborough on June 21. Presenting sponsor Tom’s Heating & Cooling launched the 2025 campaign with a $5,000 donation. The event raises funds for local youth and family mental health services, with this year’s proceeds supporting a newly-constructed initiative c…

Fauquier County's blue butterflies aim to raise awareness about mental health

The Mental Health Association of Fauquier County is leading a monthlong, countywide campaign to raise awareness about mental health and reduce stigma, with a full calendar of events and initiatives under the theme “Turning Awareness into Action.”

Media Mental Health: A Conversation With Kelly Orchard

(By Mike McVay) For Mental Health Month Awareness month, I sat down with broadcaster, author, and licensed psychotherapist Kelly Orchard to discuss grief, recovery, and resilience for broadcasters navigating job loss, fear, and change.