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Education
Campaign for America's Mental Health
Anxiety Disorders Education and Screening
Campaign
for America's Mental Health
The Mental Health
Association of Franklin County is very excited to be a part of the Campaign
for America's Mental Health, a program of the National Mental Health Association.
The program is aimed at raising awareness that mental illnesses are real,
common and treatable and ensuring that those most at-risk for depression
and anxiety disorder receive proper, timely and effective treatment. Through
public education and outreach to primary care providers, the Campaign
seeks to increase the number of Americans who receive treatment for mental
illness and to improve the manner in which mental illnesses are detected
and treated in primary care settings.
What will the campaign include?
- Targeted educational programs
- Year-round and on-line mental health screenings
- Promotion of mental health assessments as a routine part of care
- Advocacy to improve access to care
- Follow-up information/referrals
- Media outreach
Anxiety
Disorders Education and Screening
Do you think you
may have an anxiety disorder?
Free anxiety screenings are held each year on Anxiety Screening Day, usually the first week of May. Screening sites are set up across Franklin County. Call our office for more information. You can also take a free on-line screening by clicking here. For more information on local treatment centers, call us at (614) 221-1441.
The Mental Health Association of Franklin County was selected as a campaign site to coordinate and promote free anxiety disorders screenings year round at health fairs and community events.
We can provide an
exhibit and screenings at your event. We can also provide a speaker, program
or video on anxiety disorder or an informational fact sheet on any of the
five anxiety disorders: panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post
traumatic stress disorder, general anxiety disorder or social phobia. Contact
us at (614) 221-1441.
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Depression
Education Programs
Do you think you
may have depression?
Free depression screenings are held on Depression Screening Day, usually the first week of October each year. Screenings are free and confidential, and sites are set up across Franklin County. Call our office for more information. You can also take a free on-line screening by clicking here. For more information on local treatment centers, call us at (614) 221-1441.
We provide depression screenings at employee health fairs and community events and coordinate publicity for National Depression Screening Day. We can also arrange speakers on depression for a variety of audiences. Contact us for more information.
Our library contains
several excellent videos on anxiety and depression. For information on borrowing
a video, click here.
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