Mental Health Awareness Month encourages wellness and the importance of managing mental health.  As the World Health Organization declares the end of COVID-19 pandemic and the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 ends, the United States faces an increased need for mental health services.  In February 2023, 32 percent of adults reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder, as did nearly 30 percent of adults in Michigan.  As we collectively work to support our patients, colleagues, families, and communities, it is important to have resources available to those who are having difficulty managing the stress of everyday life.  In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) provides a list of resources below intended to help ease stress, anxiety, and mental fatigue. As you support your patients by encouraging the importance of mental health, MSMS hopes you will take time for self-care as well.

MSMS Resources

• Michigan Medicine - November/December 2021 Issue
• Michigan Medicine - November/December 2017 Issue
• Michigan Medicine - September/October 2016 Issue
• Physicians Take On Burnout and Provide Solutions
• Online Learning Modules: Helping to Manage Physician Burnout
• MSMS On-Demand Webinar  
  In Search of Joy in Practice: Innovations in Patient Centered Care
  Identify the drivers of physician satisfaction and dissatisfaction as outlined in the study, "Physician Career Satisfaction: RAND/AMA In Search of Joy in Practice."

AMA Resources 

• AMA Physician Well-being Program
• AMA Toolkit - Preventing Physician Suicide
• AMA Toolkit - After a Physician Suicide: Responding as an Organization
• AMA Steps Forward
• Burnout and Well-Being
• Creating a resilient organization
• Managing mental health during COVID-19
• Implementing a Work- From-Home Program
• Strategic behavioral health guides for patient care
• BHI Collaborative’s BHI Compendium, which provides guidance on how to integrate mental and behavioral health care into your practice.
• AMA Podcast - Creating a Culture that Supports Well-Being (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
• AMA Webinar - The Association of Physician Burnout with Suicidal Ideation and Medical Errors

Pediatric Mental Health 

• Sound the Alarm for Kids
• CDC COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit
• https://www.soundthealarmforkids.org/
• Zero to Thrive
• Thrive With Your Family Video Series
• Digital Shareables on Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Teen Mental Health

• MDHHS Stay Well program's Teens page! 
• NAMI Kids, Teens and Young Adults
• Teen Depression: More Than Just Moodiness

Student Mental Health Resources

• AMA STEPS Forward™ module – Normalizing Mental Health Care During Medical Student Training
• ACP Medical Student Well-Being Resources
• Helping a Friend
• My Mental Health 
• MSU Students Virtual Care Kit
• Ten Things You Can Do for Your Mental Health

Additional Resources 

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline This new, shorter phone number will make it easier for people to remember and access mental health crisis services. (Please note, the previous 1-800-273-TALK (8255) number will continue to function indefinitely.) LEARN MORE
• Caring for Your Mental Health
• Creating a Healthier Life, A Step-By-Step Guide To Wellness 
• 31 Tips To Boost Your Mental Health
• MDHHS Mental Health Resources 
• Processing Trauma and Stress
• Research: Why Breathing Is So Effective at Reducing Stress
• Staying Mentally Healthy
• Taking Good Care Of Yourself
• Your Healthiest Self: Wellness Toolkits
• MHA DIY Tools
• Think Ahead: Mental Health Crisis Plan
• Building Your Coping Toolbox
• NAMI LGBTQI Resources
• Mental Health America LGBTQ+ Resources For Mental Health
• 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
• My Mental Health: Do I Need Help?
• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services - Mental Wellness Webinars