Discussing Social Media’s Role
by Kent Yang | Staff Writer
Did you know May is Mental Health Awareness Month?
Back in 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month—which was then Mental Health Awareness Week—was launched by Clifford W. Beers, the founder of Mental Health America. After struggling with his own mental health and being admitted to multiple public and private institutions where he witnessed abuse and other cruel and neglectful treatment given to patients with mental illnesses, he exposed these practices and founded the National Committee for Mental Hygiene, later renamed the National Mental Health Association and known today as Mental Health of America. The organization’s goal was to improve the quality of life and care for mental health patients and to raise awareness about mental health illnesses and psychological disorders.