Promoting Mental Health Week

National Mental Health Week may not be till May, but it's never too soon to start spreading the word. This year Mental Health Week is from May 7-13, 2012 and events will be taking place all across Canada.

CMHA's Mental Health Week is an annual event that takes place during the first week of May to encourage people from all walks of life to learn, talk, reflect and engage with others on all issues relating to mental health. The theme for this years week is mental health for all.

A great way to get involved with Mental Health Week is to help promote the national event. Some fun ideas on CMHA's website include:

• Creating a living record of solutions that people in your community use to improve their mental health
• Organize an event to discuss mental health and share the results via social media
• Sponsor a local yoga teacher or wellness instructor to visit your local CMHA branch
• Organize a service group to discuss the benefits of volunteering

This is the week to speak up about mental health. Sharing stories now can help raise awareness and involvement in this long running and important annual event. For more information about the upcoming Mental Health Week visit the media centre online.