May 2025
Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month
May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth! It’s a time when Cascadia Health and partners come together to raise awareness for this cause.
Cascadia Health takes this chance to celebrate the strength and resilience of our community members who live with mental illness, while also highlighting the need for improved access to high quality mental healthcare. Simply put, we understand that Whole Health is impossible without mental health.
In fact, mental health challenges are common – 1 in 5 adults struggle with a mental health concern in any given year. Despite this fact, stigma continues to affect our views on mental health, making it harder for those affected to manage or recover from their symptoms. Mental Health Awareness Month helps us shine a light on mental health and fight back against stigma, so we can all be empowered to live truly healthy, fulfilling lives.
All month, we invite our community to join in local activities and share information surrounding mental health.
Events:
- BENEFIT FOR ART & MENTAL HEALTH – Join us May 8 for STAND— a FREE EVENT featuring the life and art of Bob Volke.
- ART AUCTION – J. Pepin Art Gallery is having an online art auction in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Cascadia Health.
- NAMIWALKS – Participate in NAMI’s largest mental health awareness and fundraising event, NAMI Walks. Locally, NAMI Walks Northwest returns on Saturday, May 17. Come walk a .5-mile loop around the beautiful Peninsula Park, home of Oregon’s oldest rose garden.
Ways to Help:
- PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS – Share social media tools and printable flyers with the hashtag #TakeAMentalHealthMoment.
- TAKE TIME TO BE MINDFUL – Join us every Wednesday and Thursday for a virtual mindfulness practice (Mindful Moments), where you will learn how to focus your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment to achieve better mental health. Everyone is welcome!
Helpful Numbers:
- REACH OUT FOR HELP: Please write down the following phone numbers or take a picture with your phone.
- Multnomah County Crisis Line: 503-988-4888
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-271-8255
- National Association of Mental Illness, Oregon: 503-230-8009
- Cascadia Access, Information & Referral (CAIR): 503-674-7777
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