Tuscaloosa County Schools System: May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

Press release from the Tuscaloosa County School System:

May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021

May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, and this Friday, May 7, is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. TCSS is thankful for the growth we’ve recently experienced, in our efforts to promote the mental health and social/emotional wellness of our students. These developments include the addition of a TCSS Mental Health Services Coordinator, as well as the addition of five more school social worker positions, made possible through funding from the Tuscaloosa County Commission and our partnership with Tuscaloosa’s One Place Family Resource Center.

From gaining knowledge on mental health, to taking a walk outside and connecting with friends, our school communities are learning about ways to promote mental health. What is mental health? We all have mental health the same way we all have physical health, and our children have mental health. Mental health is important at every stage of life and plays a critical role in shaping a child’s social, emotional, and cognitive development, all parts of a healthy brain. Mental health includes all states of health, from wellness to challenges to illness, and describes a person’s state of emotional, psychological and social well-being, which affects the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves.

Click for a calendar of activities that promote mental health awareness.

This press release was produced by the Tuscaloosa County School System. The views expressed here are the author’s own.