Your behavioral health benefits

If you’re feeling depressed, you’re not alone. Depression is common and affects many people. 

And different people have different symptoms, including:

• Feeling sad, empty or hopeless

• Losing interest in favorite activities

• Not being able to sleep, or sleeping too much

• Overeating, or not wanting to eat at all

• Having thoughts about suicide or suicide attempts

You can read this article to learn more.

Or visit the National Institute of Mental Health website for more info.

Get help in a crisis

If you have thoughts of harming yourself or others, get help right away. Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Or call our crisis line at 1-855-232-3596 (TTY: 711) and choose option 9.  

Learn to manage stress

Did you know that stress can affect your health? It’s common during times of stress to pick up some unhealthy habits. Don’t be too hard on yourself. 

Get tips on healthy habits:

• Healthy living resources
• 4 ways to take care of physical and mental well-being during unsettled times
• Staying mentally healthy in tough times

Are you wondering if you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol? You can take this self-test to help you decide if you or someone else needs support for alcoholism. 

You can read this article to learn more about substance abuse.

Or find more info from the:

• Alcoholics Anonymous® website
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website

Mental health disorders can be serious. They can change a person’s thinking, feeling, mood and daily functioning. They affect 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 10 children per year.

Mental health disorders include:

• Depression

• Schizophrenia

• Bipolar disorder

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Anxiety

• Borderline personality disorder

For more info, visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website.

There, you can learn about the different support programs NAMI offers, including:

• Peer-to-Peer
  A free, 10-week course for anyone living with mental illness. Mentors who have achieved recovery lead the course. Those who join can learn about coping skills and self-care.

• Family-to-Family
  A free, 12-week course for family caregivers of adults living with mental illness. It teaches communication and problem-solving skills to help them deal with the impact on the family. 

• StrengthOfUs.org
  An online social community for teens and young adults living with mental illness. It’s a place for them to connect and learn about services.