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Tell us how you're celebrating. Your organization/community can receive a launch packet to support your work to bring acceptance to children's mental health.
May is Mental Health Acceptance Month, and the first week in May is established to bring awareness to the importance of supporting the mental health of children and adolescents.

Please complete our form to tell us how your organization/community plans to take part in Children's Mental Health Acceptance Week 2022 and throughout the month of May. We are eager to support organizations/communities across Texas in raising awareness and bringing acceptance to children's mental health.

Participating organizations/communities will be:
  • Provided a CMHA launch package to support your activities, as supplies last. The launch package will include stickers, family handouts, and small tokens that can be shared with children, families, staff, and community members.
  • Highlighted on the state website and social media.

ABOUT

One out of every five children has a diagnosable mental health need. Unfortunately, not every child who has a mental health need receives services. This could be due to not knowing what services are available; it could be because they have difficulty accessing services, or because of discrimination against those who receive mental health care.

The annual Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Day is a free, virtual statewide event that provides information about community services while empowering children and families to rise above mental health stigma.

State agencies, mental health organizations, and the local community can still listen to testimonies from youth and families who have shown perseverance, as well as hear from a prominent keynote speaker. The online event, promoted throughout the month of May, will also feature games and activities; a community resource fair; and a "community wall" where Texas advocates can share why children's mental health is important to them.
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20%

 of youth ages 13-18 live with a mental health condition
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50%

of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14 (75% by age 24)

90%

 of those who died by suicide had an underlying mental illness.
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