May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May 2025Important Notices

“Turn Awareness into Action”

Mental Health America founded Mental Health Month in 1949, and since that time, every May has been a time to unite millions of people to promote awareness, provide vital resources, and advocate for everyone's mental well-being.

1 in 5 people will experience a mental health condition in any given year¹.  Mental health affects us all, and it's critical that we move beyond awareness to take meaningful steps for our well-being and that of our community. 

How can I help?

  • Avoid using stigmatizing language.
  • Screen for mental health conditions as routinely as you screen for other chronic conditions.
  • Treat in-office with medication and refer as necessary.
  • Become familiar with mental health providers in your area, as well as providers who offer telehealth/virtual visits.
  • If additional support is needed, submit a Prescription for Wellness.
  • Offer integrated care models within your practice.
  • Seek information to learn more about working with those who struggle with mental health conditions.

These free continuing medical education (CME) courses centered around mental health aim to help you increase the depth and quality of care you provide:*

Suicide and Depression in the Primary Care Office

  • Get information on the prevalence of depression, suicide, and suicidal thoughts. Learn about the importance of screening for depression and suicide within primary care (including an overview of screening tools), best practices for the treatment of depression (including prescribing practices for antidepressants), preferred pathways for primary care to treat and/or refer patients to best address their behavioral health needs, and behavioral health resources and tools provided by UPMC Health Plan.

Pediatric Behavioral Health: Best Practices for Primary Care

  • Enhance your knowledge pediatric screening for behavioral health issues.

¹SAMHSA

*Provider is responsible for verifying CME eligibility.

 This is MHA’s 2025 slogan for MH Awareness month

Recent Announcements

Voluntary nationwide recall: True Metrix (Trividia – May)

Trividia Health is recalling all True Metrix Blood Glucose Systems for an issue with the software design of the E-5 Error Code and instructions for the user in the “Messages” section of the Owner’s Booklet/System instructions for use and online labeling and help guides.
May 2026Pharmacy Updates

Community Care Behavioral Health is excited to announce this free upcoming web-based training opportunity:

A growing body of U.S. and international research demonstrates that the rapid legalization and commercialization of gambling—including online casinos and mobile sports betting platforms—are associated with significant and escalating gambling related harm. Although Pennsylvania specific prevalence data remain limited, available evidence is increasingly concerning, with gambling disorder linked to alarmingly high rates of suicide, psychiatric comorbidity, and social and financial harm. Drawing on lessons from the tobacco and opioid crises, this presentation will examine how delayed recognition and regulation can amplify population level harm, underscoring the need for earlier screening, prevention, and policy engagement. Participants will gain practical guidance on identifying patients at elevated risk, implementing evidence informed screening and diagnostic strategies, and applying current treatment approaches across the lifespan.
May 2026Education/Webinars

Bridging Smiles and Systems: Collaborative Care for Children with Chronic Conditions

Please join us for a live, CME-accredited and CEU-accredited webinar on May 13 from noon to 1p.m., that will explore the critical connection between oral health and pediatric chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, congenital heart disease, and ADHD.
Apr. 2026Education/Webinars