May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This month is designed to raise awareness and educate the public about mental illnesses, suicide, and strategies for attaining mental health and wellness. Mental Health Awareness Month also aims to reduce the stigma around mental illnesses. The month came about by presidential proclamation in 2013.
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The new number for the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Text and Chat available.
1-866-488-7386
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25. Text and IM available.
Text: HOME to 741741 in the U.S.
Crisis Text Line is the free, 24/7, confidential text message service for people in crisis
