Mental health literacy is the knowledge and understanding that helps us become responsible, effective, and successful in living full and healthy lives. Nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness and approximately 1 in 5 youth worldwide will experience a mental illness before they turn 25. There are day-to-day activities we can do to help support our own mental health, but there may be times where we need to seek help from a professional.
TeenMentalHealth Speaks Magazine
The TeenMentalHealth (TMH) Speaks magazine series is a collection of 6 issues that focus on common mental health topics for teens. Copies are available to purchase on Amazon or can be viewed online at the following links:
- TMH Speaks — Depression
- TMH Speaks — Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- TMH Speaks — Bipolar disorder
- TMH Speaks — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- TMH Speaks — Panic disorder
- TMH Speaks — Social anxiety disorder
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
The Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. Dial, text, or chat 988 to be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. This new, shorter phone number will make it easier for people to remember and access mental health crisis services. Learn about what happens when you call, text, or chat with the Lifeline.
The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
Lifeline phone or text: 988
Lifeline chat: click here
The Office Of Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
A department of Berks County government, the Office Of Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities strives to provide quality care as well as the delivery of efficient public services and supports for individuals with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.
Available services include:
- Housing information
- Mental and developmental health programs
- List of local early intervention providers