May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a cause close to us as Care Coaches. In recent years, we have seen the need for mental health support increase among the employees we support. We work with caregivers facing many different types of mental health challenges, including:
- Parents looking for therapy options for their children or teens
- Families navigating complex medical challenges in need of specific support groups
- Caregivers struggling to stay on top of their own mental health who don’t know where to start when it comes to getting help for themselves
When caregivers come to us for mental health support, we provide them with resources that fit their unique needs. Some of the most common things we take on include:
- Finding and vetting therapy options
- Explaining insurance coverage for mental health-related care
- Providing alternative options to traditional therapy options while helping caregivers get on waitlists in their area
Through our years of helping caregivers with mental health needs, we’ve built up a working library of knowledge and resources that we share with our members. We thought we’d share some of those here:
What is Mental Health Awareness Month?
If you’re looking to learn more about the importance of mental wellness, these articles explain why we should care and how we can take action.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness – Mental Health Awareness Month
- Mental Health America – Mental Health Information
- CDC – About Mental Health
The World Today
Understand how different communities and groups are tackling mental health struggles and finding solutions.
- PEW – COVID Harmed Kids’ Mental Health—And Schools Are Feeling It
- The Wall Street Journal – Giving Workers More Time to Grieve in an Era of Loss
- Harvard Business Review – It’s a New Era for Mental Health at Work
- David Duncan – Helping Survivors of Trauma Overcome
- Dr. Karen Treisman – Good Relationships are the Key to Healing Trauma
Talk to Me
If you enjoy a good podcast, these discussions from professionals in the mental health field offer a variety of perspectives.
- Therapy Thoughts
- Mental Illness Happy Hour
- The Happiness Lab
- Feeling Good Podcast
- Terrible, Thanks for Asking
Getting Booksmart
If you’re a bookworm like us, here are a few books that dive into topics that affect millions of people every day.
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
- What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey
- Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery by Catherine Gildiner
*All links listed are external resources not sponsored by or affiliated with Cariloop. Cariloop does not receive incentives for providing these links.
Supporting caregivers with mental health-related needs is just one of the ways we seek to relieve the stress and anxiety felt by all caregivers. Let us know if you’re ready to talk through what makes Cariloop such a meaningful offering for your employees.
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (1- 800-273-TALK). Starting July 16, 2022, calling or texting 988 will also be available for crisis intervention or free emotional support. The helpline is open 24/7.