May is BPD / mental health month

Today is May 1st, which means it's the first day of Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month and Mental Health Month. It's also Better Sleep Month. The first week of May is Mental Health Counseling Week. Wednesday will be National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day. May 4th is Childhood Depression Awareness Day, and May 22-28 is Schizophrenia Awareness Week.

When did May become the month

Wear Teal for Sexual Assault Awareness

In Oklahoma, Tuesday is "Wear Teal for Sexual Assault Awareness" Day sponsored by the Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault. In case you don't know, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I hope a lot of Oklahomans wear teal. I am not sure I even have anything teal to wear, but I'll go looking in my closet. Hopefully I will find something.

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Today is the start of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

Here is some information via the awareness week's official website -- http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org: 

The aim of NEDAwareness Week is to ultimately prevent eating disorders and body image issues while reducing the stigma surrounding eating disorders and improving access to treatment. Eating disorders are serious,