Mental Health Awareness 5K Color Fun Run/Walk

Clear Vista Health and Wellness  Presents the 2nd Annual Mental Health Awareness Color Fun Run/Walk. A community event  to promote awareness in Lorain county. Fun family event and  activities through out the day. Including Color Run or Walk, music, speakers, education and fun children events and opportunity  to learn  more with community  mental health providers and services. Nearly 1-in-5 Americans over age 18 will experience a diagnosable mental health disorder in a given year, and nearly half (46.4%) will experience a mental health disorder in their lifetime Approximately 70% of Americans experience physical and non-physical symptoms of stress, but only 37% think they are doing very well at managing stress.  Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. Mental health is integral to our overall health. The mind and body are intricately connected; there can be “no health without mental health.” When a person has “good” mental health, they deal better with what comes their way. Poor mental health can significantly harm a person’s general health Stress has a huge impact on our lives and can make even day-to-day life difficult. Research shows that stress is closely linked to high blood pressure, heart disease and obesity. It also shows that people who feel depressed or chronically stressed may have a greater risk of physical illnesses. The good news is there are many healthy choices and steps that individuals can adopt to promote and strengthen mental health—and overall health and well-being.
  We need to speak up early and educate people about risky behavior and its connection to mental illness—and do so in a compassionate, judgement-free way.   When we engage in prevention and early identification, we can help reduce the burden of mental illness by identifying symptoms and warning signs early—and provide effective treatment