National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month

October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month

This month focuses on depression awareness, mental health education and other mental-health related topics. 

Are you someone who struggles with depression or another mental health condition? If so, it is important to be more aware of your symptoms, get screenings for mental health disorders and prevent some mental health issues by living healthier. If you are already dealing with depression or other mental health symptoms, please reach out to our Harmony Healing NJ team today for more information on how to treat the condition.

Now that you know there are resources and programs out there to help people overcome mental health disorders, we can dive more into the celebrations, screenings and awareness of mental health conditions. 

Throughout National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month

Do you or someone you know struggle with depression? If so, now is the right time to get the best treatment. While addiction won’t be cured, you can manage it and live a happy life, substance-free. Depression and other mental illnesses can be managed too. If you are ready to stop mental health symptoms in their tracks or help someone else to do the same, there are some things that you may want to recognize during October and other times of the year, too, such as:

• ADHD Awareness Month
• National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
• Bullying Prevention Month 
• Health Literacy Month

If you want to find out more about specific mental health conditions, like ADHD and depression, October would be a great time to start looking into it. You could also practice simple, healthier lifestyle changes such as brushing your teeth in the morning and at night. This will only take a few minutes out of your day and it can actually help to reduce anxiety, stress and depression. In addition, bullying is a problem. If you or a loved one has dealt with bullying, don’t let it continue to negatively impact their mental health. Get mental health disorder treatment, here at Harmony Healing Center today. 

Take Part in The October-Based National Mental Health and Awareness Week

Do you or a loved one struggle to keep your head above water? Does it always seem that when something goes well, something else is going to come crashing down. Do you have no motivation or energy? Are you self-harming? 

Do you have a mental health or physical health disorder? If so contact us today, to learn more about Mental Illness Awareness Week (1st week of October), OCD Awareness Week (2nd week of October) and National Health Education Week (3rd week of October). 

Specific Mental Health Screening and Awareness Days 

There are 2 specific dates that are very important when talking about mental health conditions and how to reduce mental health symptoms. 

On October 8th, you have National Depression Screening Day. This is a day where you can get assessed by a doctor, counselor or other trained professional to see if you do, in fact, have depression.  

On October 10th, you have World Mental Health Day. This is a day where you can focus on the state of yours and other people’s mental health. If you can do this and participate in some activities to help reduce mental health symptoms, that would be great. 

National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month

It is important to talk about National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month. The purpose of National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month is to offer more affordable mental health assessments and screenings, show people there is accessible treatment available and to help people become more aware of what depression is and how it can look.

With this being said, since October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, we want to talk to you about the different factors that may occur if someone has depression. Some of these components to these risk level include:

• Biochemical/biological
• Psychological
• Genetic
• Environmental

Here at Harmony Healing Center, we want to make sure everyone who is struggling with depression or other mental health symptoms, gets the help they need. 

Health Literacy Month

Starting in 1999, various organizations from different nations observed Health Literacy Month in October. The purpose of this month is to bring attention to the fact that health-related information and education are easier to understand when you have the proper help. This also means that treatment and life will be a bit easier, too.

ADHD Awareness Month

There are more than 17,000,000 citizens of the United States who have ADHD. This high number is just one of the many reasons that October was deemed to be ADHD Awareness Month. 

During October, the person who deals with ADHD will be celebrated in all their treatment successes and positive lifestyle changes. Their caretakers, educators and other family members or friends can be there to celebrate with them.

Bullying Prevention Month

Have you known someone who was bullied? Maybe, it was you, a cousin or even one of your kids. Unfortunately, bullying has been around for a long time and now that the internet is here and has been for awhile, it makes it that much easier to bully people. If you or someone you know is dealing with mental health issues as a result of the bullying, we would be glad to help you overcome it.

Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week began in 1990 and is the 1st week of October every year since then. The purpose of this week is to spread education and awareness on those who either have a mental health disorder or who have family members or friends that are impacted by a mental health condition.

OCD Awareness Week

OCD Awareness Week is the 2nd week of October. It is a worldwide campaign that discusses OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and other similar mental health disorders. If you want to help yourself or someone else to stop mental health issues from getting worse, reach out to our team for OCD treatment options.

National Health Education Week

National Health Education Week is held the 3rd week of October. The purpose of this week is to start addressing and increasing awareness about mental health conditions. Some physical health stuff can be discussed, as well. If you want more information about mental health symptom reduction and/or treatment options, let us know today. 

National Depression Screening Day

National Depression Screening Day is on October 8th. Did you know that around 40,000,000 adults throughout the United States have depression, anxiety or both. The purpose of this day is to help out and bring hope to people who struggle with depression. 

With this being said, if you, your loved one or friend are dealing with depression and want help, our team is friendly, caring, trusting and always has your best interests at heart. 

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day is October 10th. It began in 1992 and is now celebrated in more than 150 countries around the world. The purpose of World Mental Health Day is to educate people about mental health conditions, advocate for those with mental health issues so they can stop being stigmatized and bring awareness and mental health resources to the community. 

Get Help During National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month

If you or a loved one struggle with depression, ADHD or another mental health disorder, know right now there are treatments and people who care about your recovery. In addition, if you have any co-occurring disorders (mental health disorder and addiction at the same time), our Harmony Healing NJ team can treat them together. Call Harmony Healing Center in Cherry Hill, NJ at (888) 978-1697 and get help during National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month.