Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental Health Awareness Month is designed to increase awareness about mental illness and erase the social stigma that prevents many people with mental illnesses from seeking help.

Live Your Best Life Now

10 Tips for Reducing Stress
Dr. David Shern, Mental Health America's CEO and President, shares 10 strategies for beating the blues and dealing with stress.
How You May Be Sabotaging Your Own Happiness
Why is it that happiness seems so elusive? Believe it or not, sometimes the greatest barrier to feeling happy is YOU.
Dealing with Difficult People
Like it or not, everyone has difficult people in his or her life. Read strategies for making your interactions with them more pleasant.

Quiz

Depression & Suicide

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There are many misconceptions about depression and suicide. Take this short quiz to learn the facts behind the myths and what to do if you have a friend in need.

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Depression Basics

Depression Symptoms
Take charge and become an active participant in maintaining your mental health. Learn more about the symptoms of depression by reading our guides.
Top 10 Depression Myths
Expert patient Deborah Gray identifies the most common myths about depression and explains the real story.
10 Tips to Keep You Sane When Your Partner is Depressed
Having a partner who's depressed can be frustrating and lonely. Deborah Grey shares 10 strategies for taking care of yourself when you're already taking care of someone else.

Depression Test

Is It Depression or Something Else?

We Want to Hear from YOU!

Share Your Story

Do you have a story to share or just need to get something off your chest? Our community is here to talk...and listen... so tell us all about it!

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Our Community Answers Your Questions

Seasonal Depression: Spring
"For the past seven years, every March or April, I go through a period of depression. Is this just me or is there a reason for my seasonal spring depression?"