May is Mental Health Month and this year National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day was celebrated on May 6. Communities across the country observed the day with events and social networking campaigns to raise awareness about the importance of mental health to the emotional, physical, and social development of children.
For the first time, the American Art Therapy Association collaborated with the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to celebrate Awareness Day through a nationwide Art Action. Using the theme My Feelings are a Work of Art, communities across the country lead young children in arts activities to initiate conversations between adults and young children about having and expressing feelings.
Deborah Bunkley, PATA President gave one of the speeches at this wonderful event!
For more highlights, please visit the American Art Therapy Association's web page at
http://www.arttherapy.org/chmad.asp
