Mental Health Wellness Month refers to the actions you take to ensure your mental health needs are being met and maintained. Mental wellness can include the following:

• Setting mental health goals and the steps to help you achieve them Volunteer or give back to the community

• Meet with a mental health therapist to learn more about yourself

• Attend a peer support group

• Practice self-care, such as mindfulness, stress management, getting quality sleep, eating a healthy diet, and exercising

• Engage in healthy relationships at work, home, school, and socially

• Avoid mental exhaustion

If you or someone you know needs someone to talk to, please call 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (available 24 hours a day). You are not alone.