Canada observes Mental Health Awareness Month each year in May. This designation aims to raise awareness, promote understanding and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. The week of May 5-11 is set aside as Mental Health Week.
This year’s theme Unmasking Mental Health encourages people to recognize that hiding mental health challenges can lead to increased isolation and stigma. It also reminds us of the need to look beyond the surface and see the whole person.
Let us be mindful of all in our families, communities and workplaces who are dealing with mental health challenges, pray for them and offer support whenever and wherever we can.
Canadá celebra cada año en mayo el Mes de Concienciación sobre la Salud Mental. Con esta designación se pretende sensibilizar, promover la comprensión y reducir el estigma que rodea a la salud mental. La semana del 5 al 11 de mayo se celebra la Semana de la Salud Mental.
El tema de este año, «Desenmascarar la salud mental», anima a reconocer que ocultar los problemas de salud mental puede aumentar el aislamiento y la estigmatización. También nos recuerda la necesidad de mirar más allá de la superficie y ver a la persona en su totalidad.
Tengamos en cuenta a todos los miembros de nuestras familias, comunidades y lugares de trabajo que se enfrentan a problemas de salud mental, recemos por ellos y ofrezcámosles apoyo cuando y donde podamos.
Using the image of water, this year’s observance compares the contributions of volunteers to the power of water to affect the world’s’ ecosystems. This week gives Canadians an opportunity to recognize and celebrate all the ways volunteers create ripples of change in our society.
According to current statistics, nearly 300,000 women worldwide lose their life through pregnancy or childbirth each year, and over two million babies die in the first month of life. The health of mothers and babies is the foundation of healthy families and communities, helping to ensure a hopeful future for all. This 2025 WHO campaign urges health systems to manage the many health issues impacting maternal and newborn health.
In the words of Sister Joan Chittister:
The sisters at the Mount celebrated this day with great enthusiasm as the reports below demonstrate.
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