Allow yourself to get professional mental health support just as you would for the rest of your healthcare.

There are evidence-based treatments, which continue to evolve, that can help.

You are deserving of support and care in all facets of your life.

Needing support for your mental health can still carry stigma.1

For example, you may have been negatively judged by your classmates when you were a child as you had trouble sitting still in class. A family member may have been critical when they learned that you and your partner were going to couples therapy. Or you may have worried that you wouldn't get promoted if your boss learned that you sometimes had panic attacks before giving presentations.

Mental health is part of your overall health

Everyone has and needs to care for their mental health. Using the biopsychosocial framework,2 your psychological (mental) health is interwoven with your biological (physical), and social health. Due to your specific genetics, life experiences, and coping skills, the ways that you are able to care of your mental health or respond to a crisis may........

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