May is Mental Health Awareness Month. PTA is dedicated to expanding mental-health supports and services for our kids. As parents, we know what it takes to keep a child physically healthy — nutritious food, exercise, immunizations — but the basics for good mental health aren’t always as clear. The first “basic†is to know that children’s mental health matters. We need to treat a child’s mental health just like we do their physical health, by giving it thought and attention and, when needed, professional help.
The following are resources for PTA’s, leaders and families:
National PTA: Healthy Minds
MENTAL HEALTH: PART OF THE BIGGER WELLNESS PICTURE, CAPTA
National Alliance on Mental Illness
California Department of Education: Project Cal-Well