Supporting those with mental illness and
promoting good mental health through:
Services, Education
and Advocacy
It’s OK to not be OK
Are You Struggling to Cope with Everyday Life?
You are not alone. It is natural to feel stress, anxiety, grief, and worry during challenging times. However, feeling strong emotions or being stressed for extended periods of time can have negative effects on your health. Learning to cope in a healthy way can help both you and your loved ones.
That’s why we created the It’s OK To Be NOT OK handbook with advice, resources, activities, and more. This is a completely free resource that you can view online or download to keep.
What We Do
Our Programs
Mental Health America in Montgomery (MHA-M) is a local affiliate of Mental Health America. We were organized in 1951 by a group of community members who wished to work toward a better life for people with mental illness, and toward the promotion of mental health for all. We are committed to promoting mental well-being as a critical part of overall wellness.
MHA-M provides:
Our Committment
Recovery is the Goal
We are committed to promoting mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention, early identification, and intervention for those at risk and integrated care and treatment for those with mental illness, with recovery as the goal.
Dedication
Our team of staff, volunteers and board members are dedicated to helping others. We take our convictions in mental health recovery and turn them into action.
Well-Being
MHA-M provides educational tools and workshops for improving mental well-being.
Community
Supporting people with mental illness and helping people achieve mental wellness is a community effort. We couldn’t do it without the generous contributions of our sponsors and members, as well as the time and energy of our dedicated volunteers.
Resources
Mental Health Resources
MHA-M provides mental health information to the community. We also provide opportunities for health, mental health, and social service professionals to learn about mental health topics and to earn continuing education credits.
History
The Bell of Hope
Cast from shackles which bound them, this bell shall ring out hope for the mentally ill and victory over mental illness.
-Inscription on Mental Health Bell
Not too long ago, people with mental illness in our country were literally locked up in chains. Mental Health America (MHA) put a stop to this cruel practice when we melted down these inhumane bindings and recast them into what is now the symbol of MHA: the Mental Health Bell.
Today, the Mental Health Bell rings out in hope for improving mental health and achieving victory over mental illnesses. But there is still much work to be done to break the “invisible” chains of ignorance, fear, and neglect that surround mental health issues.
To that end, MHA is working hard, every single day, to overcome the silent stigma surrounding mental illnesses and shorten the gap between the first signs of mental health problems and getting help—well before the Stage 4 crisis point.
