Children's Mental Health Awareness Week is May 1-7.
From DPI Homeless Consultant (Jennifer.Rubin@dpi.wi.gov)
One of the primary goals of Children's Mental Health Awareness week is to promote general awareness that infants, children, and teens can have mental health issues. Did you know that one in five children (20%) have a mental health disorder? Seventy-five to 80% of children and youth in need of mental health services do not receive them.
Source - Children's Mental Health: What Every Policymaker Should Know. National Center
The first step to supporting children's mental health is awareness. All of the children in our community need the support of adults around them and we all have a role in supporting children's mental health. Together we can all work to promote the mental health of infants, children, and teens across the state. You can find resources for community outreach and education at the following link, http://www.wiaimh.org/. (Click on the 1st bullet: Children's Mental Health Awareness week is May 1-7th.) The resources include a children's mental health awareness flyer and a children's mental health awareness information packet.
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