May is Mental Health Awareness Month

City of Pompano Beach
May 01 - May 31

Stay tuned throughout the month of May as we fill this page with all things Mental Health Awareness!

Upcoming Events:

Mental & Physical Health are equal components of your overall health & well-being.

  • Educate yourself and others.
  • Be conscious of language – remind others that words matter.
  • Encourage equality between physical and mental illness.
  • Normalize mental health treatment.
  • Show compassion for those with mental illness.
  • Choose empowerment over shame.

Numbers to Know:

  • National Crisis Text Lines: TEXT 988 or 741741
  • National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988

For further information on the above topics, please click here to read more!

Mental health disorders can affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Many people have mental health concerns from time to time, which can become a mental illness if ongoing signs go untreated.

HOW TO HELP YOURSELF AND/ OR OTHERS:

Visit wellness.pompanobeachfl.gov for BHAP programs and peer support resources!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month