World Mental Health Day: A Global Initiative for Awareness
October 10 marks World Mental Health Day, an international global mental health awareness and education day. First celebrated in 1992, 世界精神卫生日是世界精神卫生联合会的一项倡议。. 世界精神和情绪障碍协会是一个国际会员组织，成立于1948年，旨在提高对精神和情绪障碍患者的认识，并对其进行适当的治疗和护理. 今年的主题, “精神健康是一项普遍人权”是通过向公众开放的全球投票选出的.
Breaking the Silence: The Urgent Need to Address Mental Health Stigma
Mental health discrimination, 有害的刻板印象, and community stigma surround people with mental health issues, despite efforts of various international bodies such as The United Nations, The World Health Organization, 和WFMH. 心理健康歧视问题很重要，因为心理健康疾病在广大人口中普遍存在.
In 2021, 1 in 5 adults in the United States– about 57.8 million people– experience mental health illness. Despite the prevalence of mental health illnesses and disorders, there remains little education on the nature of the illnesses, a problem that contributes to the stigma.
These mental illnesses vary in degree of severity. 精神健康状况可以分为两大类:任何精神疾病(AMI)和严重精神疾病(SMI)。. AMI is characterized as any mental, 行为, or emotional disorder and includes all recognized mental disorders. Its severity can range from none to mild, moderate, or severe impairment. Young adults aged 18-25 years had the highest prevalence of AMI at 33.7%. SMI refers to a mental, 行为, 或导致严重功能障碍，并在物质上限制或干扰一项或多项重要生活活动的情绪问题. Young adults aged 18-25 years also had the highest prevalence of SMI at 11.4%, compared to adults aged 26-49 years at 7.1%.
Fontbonne’s Dedication to Student and Staff Well-being
At MG游戏中心, we understand that our students, 教师, and staff face a variety of demands. Students juggle school, 工作, 家庭, 还有社交生活, and other concerns like stress, loss or depression can make higher education more challenging. Fontbonne promotes self-care and mental health awareness, year-round. 9月20日, Fontbonne社区聚集在一起参加心理健康博览会，了解校园内外的心理健康资源. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, St. 路易斯(NAMI St .. 路易斯(Louis)参加了博览会，为学生和员工提供免费的心理健康资源.
Fontbonne’s Peer Education Club was also in attendance. 同伴教育方案是一种促进健康的方法，包括向同伴提供社会学习和心理支持. 同伴教育者经过培训和认证，可以为同伴提供支持，并在必要时将案件升级到适当的渠道. 同伴教育者也提供支持，并将他们的同伴联系到可以得到进一步帮助的资源上. The counselors at Fontbonne offer short-term professional counseling to students, 通过在处理各种心理健康问题和关切方面提供支持. They also provide resources for longer-term care. 芳邦的员工援助计划为员工提供免费的援助资源和咨询会议.
As part of the general academic structure at Fontbonne, few classes are held on Fridays, giving students more time to recuperate and recover from the week. 自我照顾教育是我们更严格的课程，如护理学士学位(BSN)和社会工作学士学位, 在哪里，正在接受培训的年轻护士和未来的社会工作者被教导如何识别倦怠的迹象，以及如何在情感上与自己保持联系.
Join the Movement: Spreading Mental Health Awareness
心理健康是一项基本人权，芳邦致力于尽其所能提高人们的认识. 这里有一些方法可以帮助你传播意识并照顾自己的心理健康.
- Talk about mental health issues openly: Living with a mental health disorder can be challenging. 促进关于精神卫生的公开对话可以鼓励患有这些疾病的人寻求帮助，并可以消除他们在公共生活中面临的耻辱.
- Educate yourself and others on the symptoms of mental illness许多患有精神疾病的人由于种种原因拒绝寻求帮助. 有些人不明白他们正在经历什么，还有一些人担心社区成员会受到歧视. 教育可以帮助患有精神健康障碍的人寻求帮助，并为他们的亲人提供支持他们的工具.
- Participate or volunteer in awareness events in your community: 参与意识社区可以帮助传播有关心理健康资源和支持的信息. Volunteering is also a great way to build community, a practice that can help you and others feel connected, 安全, and less likely to suffer from issues such as stress, 焦虑, 和抑郁.
- Take regular breaks to rest and rejuvenate: 学校, 工作, and 家庭 can be all-encompassing, leaving very little time to be in touch with our feelings and stress levels. 找出在工作和学校中存在的资源，当你需要它们时，可以让你休息一下. Talk with 家庭 members, 在可能的情况下, 计划好时间，让你们每个人都能从一些有压力的责任中休息一下.
You are Not Alone: Seeking Help and Support
如果你或你认识的人患有心理健康问题，记住这一点很重要 你并不孤单. 有一些资源和组织可以帮助你度过心理健康危机.
Some resources in the St. 路易斯地区包括:
Mental Health Centers and Crisis Hotlines
Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell Center
The Saint Louis University Center for Counseling and Family Therapy
If you are having a mental health crisis, please know that you’re not alone. 你可以每天24小时拨打全国自杀预防热线，并与会帮助你的人交谈.
Call 988 or 1-800-273-8255