{"id":13988,"date":"2023-05-10T10:30:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=13988"},"modified":"2023-05-10T10:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:31:53","slug":"change-the-language-and-conversation-around-mental-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2023\/05\/10\/change-the-language-and-conversation-around-mental-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the language and conversation around mental well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11.25pt;color: #000000;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: inherit;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">May is recognized as National Mental Health Awareness month as well as National Adolescent Health month across the United States. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11.25pt;color: #000000;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: inherit;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">This is a fitting time to change the language and conversation around mental well-being. Here\u2019s how:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\n<li><b><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">Words matter:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span>Using language that does not shame or blame could save a life. The<span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 10.5pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><a class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.ffcmh.org\/_files\/ugd\/49bf42_45b869cebad448d6a6ba48385639d427.pdf?index=true. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ffcmh.org\/_files\/ugd\/49bf42_45b869cebad448d6a6ba48385639d427.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">reframing of mental well-being infographic<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span>by the National Federation of Families provides an excellent framework of updated mental health language and its importance for use.<span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 10.5pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\n<li>\n<div style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><b><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">Available resources matter:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span>Knowing where to ask for help is often a barrier to treatment. The<span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 10.5pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><a class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/health\/emotional\/index.php. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/health\/emotional\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">Emotional and Mental Well-Being page<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span>on Detroit Mercy\u2019s Wellness &amp; Well-being site provides important crisis contact information as well as resources specific to student counseling through the Wellness Center and employee services offered through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">You matter:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span>If you don\u2019t know how to start a conversation for your own mental well-being concern or you are addressing the concern of another, the Mental Health America\u2019s<span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 10.5pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><a class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/mhanational.org\/time-talk-tips-talking-about-your-mental-health. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/mhanational.org\/time-talk-tips-talking-about-your-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">Tips for Talking About Your Mental Health<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span>and<span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 10.5pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><a class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.acf.hhs.gov\/behavioral-health\/bh-information-parents-and-caregivers. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acf.hhs.gov\/behavioral-health\/bh-information-parents-and-caregivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-linkindex=\"3\"><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">for Parents and Caregivers, the resources and videos on behavioral health<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span>by the Administration for Children &amp; Families are a wealth of information.<span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 10.5pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 11pt;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11.25pt;color: #000000;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: inherit;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">Mental well-being concerns may be a national crisis, but change can be done at an individual level, today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11.25pt;color: #000000;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\" style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: inherit;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: inherit\">Wishing you excellent emotional and mental well-being.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May is recognized as National Mental Health Awareness month as well as National Adolescent Health month across the United States. \u00a0 This is a fitting 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