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Mental Health Awareness Month Tool Kit:

As we step into Mental Health Awareness Month this May, our community is coming together to Be Here: Unplug-Connect-Thrive. We invite your organization to get involved, use our ready-to-use tools and assets to inspire action. We are thrilled to share materials and events to celebrate the entire month. Feel free to print, post, and share any of the materials in the toolkit! Be on the lookout on our Instagram (lacrossementalhealth) for posts throughout the month, and feel free to share those as well. Awareness is important, but real change happens when we translate that awareness into daily habits that support our mental health.

Mental Health Awareness Celebration 2026 flyer (PDF)

May is Mental Health Month 2026 calendar (PDF)

Unplug

• Activities
  • Family Media Agreement (PDF)
  • Calculating Screen Time (PDF)
• Handouts
  • Healthy Sleep (PDF)
  • Young Kid Screen Time (PDF)
  • Smartphone Conversation (PDF)
  • Healthy Phone Habits (PDF)
• Social Media Assets
  • IG Post 1 – Unplug (PNG)
  • IG Post 2 – Digital Detox (PNG)
  • IG Post 3 – Benefits (PNG)
  • IG Calculating Screen Time – Post 1 (PNG), Post 2 (PNG), Post 3 (PNG), Post 4 (PNG)

Connect

• Activities
  • Support Circle (Color PDF) (B&W PDF)
• Handouts
  • May Weekly Calendars (PDF)
  • Mental Health Warning Signs & Responses – Crisis Card (PDF)
• Social Media Assets
  • IG Post 1 – Connect (PNG)
  • IG Post 2 – All-Glazed Up (PNG)
  • IG Post 3 – La Crosse Library (PNG)
  • IG Post 4 – Oh Oh Coffee (PNG)
  • IG Weekly Calendars Posts – Week 1 (PNG), Week 2 (PNG), Week 3 (PNG), Week 4 (PNG), Week 5 (PNG)

Thrive

• Activities
  • Bingo Card (PDF)
  • Unplug to Thrive Challenge (PDF)
• Handouts
  • 25 Things (PDF)
• Social Media Assets
  • IG Post 1 – Thrive (PNG)
  • IG Post 2 – 25 Things (PNG)
  • IG This Account is Closed Post Options – Board Games (PNG), Cooking (PNG), Friends (PNG), Outdoors (PNG), Enjoy (PNG)

Other Materials

• Profile Picture Change (PNG)
• Screenagers Screening Post (PNG)

Join us for the May is Mental Health Awareness Month Celebration on May 21st @ 12noon at the La Crosse Health and Human Services Building, 300 4th St North.

Event Schedule
12:00 Noon Welcome
Mayoral Proclamation
Shining Star Award and Honored Speakers
1 mile Community Walk Downtown
Refreshments after Walk
Community Resource Fair

If you need help accessing the materials, contact us! Email: mhc@gruw.org.