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Mental Health Awareness Month

The month of May is dedicated to raising awareness and educating the public about mental illnesses, the realities of living with these conditions, and the strategies for attaining mental health and wellness.

Did you know:

• 1 in 5 American adults experienced a mental health condition in a given year
• 1 in 6 young people have experienced a major depressive episode
• 1 in 20 Americans have lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression

Learn the facts about mental health here

Trauma Informed Care

Awareness Month

Trauma-informed care shifts the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” A trauma-informed approach to care acknowledges that health care organizations and care teams need to have a complete picture of a patient’s life situation — past and present — in order to provide effective health care services with a healing orientation. Adopting trauma-informed practices can potentially improve patient engagement, treatment adherence, and health outcomes, as well as provider and staff wellness. It can also help reduce avoidable care and excess costs for both the health care and social service sectors.

Trauma-informed care seeks to:

• Realize the widespread impact of trauma and understand paths for recovery
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in patients, families, and staff
• Integrate knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices
• Actively avoid re-traumatization

Lyme Disease Awareness

• From 2016 through 2020, Wisconsin had an average of 3,519 cases of Lyme disease per year.
• A tick must be attached for at least 24 hours to spread Lyme disease to a person. It is important to remove ticks as soon as they are found to prevent illness.
• Lyme Disease is preventable and treatable. Check out the DHS Tick Bite Prevention Page for more information.