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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32761
Subject(s) - mental health , action (physics) , public relations , entertainment , general partnership , psychology , meditation , pandemic , call to action , political science , medicine , covid-19 , business , advertising , psychiatry , history , law , physics , quantum mechanics , disease , archaeology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
MTV Entertainment Group, in partnership with 193 leading brands, nonprofits and cultural leaders, announced April 13 the first‐ever Mental Health Action Day, to be held on May 20 during Mental Health Awareness Month, Business Wire reported. Over the past two decades, suicide rates have risen, particularly among young adults. And the COVID‐19 pandemic has accelerated the already dire crisis, giving way to what many mental health professionals have called the “second pandemic.” Though more people than ever are comfortable discussing mental health, finding effective resources and knowing how to get help remains a challenge. Mental Health Action Day is an open‐source movement of brands, organizations and cultural leaders to drive culture from mental health awareness to mental health action. Partners will encourage people to take their first steps towards mental health action — whether for themselves, for their loved ones or to advocate for systemic changes. Resources and tools will be available for people to seek help in a myriad of ways from starting a meditation practice to learning how to support a friend to advocating for change. For more information, visit www.mentalhealthactionday.org .