Advocacy and Awareness: MHA's purpose, as a mental health organization, is to make sure people with mental problems receive help and that the population is in general directed into maintaining mental health. The spread of awareness campaigns at MHA is key to its mission of shattering stigmas associated with mental illness by making conversation of mental health and seeking help to be open.
Resources and Support: Assisting and providing people with the necessary resources and support is the main goal of our organization. MHA provides different online tools for self-assessment just as to creative educational materials on mental health issues. MHA prioritizes to activate individuals to effectively deal with their mental health conditions and find the support they need.
Research and Innovation: The research and innovation sector is also overseen by MHA so mental health conditions can be better understood and another form of treatment could be developed. The Society uses scientific research to understand the mental health field better so that it will introduce intervention programs and support systems that will work.
Screening Tools: MHA no charge and confidential web-based screening tools, anyone that want to could examine their own mental health condition. These techniques are not only time-saving but effective, as they give the users a chance to detect early the potential mental health disorders which requires a visit to a professional.
Public Education: Through the public enlightenment programs, MHA seeks to change attitudes toward mental wellbeing and normalize behavior of openly speaking about mental illness, giving helpful information on the support of mental health.
Advocacy Efforts: MHA stands for advocacy in the area of mental health policy, which aims at improving the quality of services, and the access to care for the benefit user groups. The agenda of their mental health campaign is to safeguard the requirement that it should be a priority as much as physical health in public health policies and healthcare systems.
Building Supportive Communities: MHA understands the community role and responsibilities with the mental health and wellness journey of individuals. MHA, via their local affiliates provide environments that are supportive. People with mental illness can feel genuinely understood, appreciated and, at times, find help.
Promoting Volunteerism: There are ways to inspire people other than the already existent volunteerism that helps boost mental health support. Voluntary workers are very vital in dissemination of information, assisting in crisis and offering support, as well as programming for mental health.
