May Mental Health Awareness Month: An Interview With Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC
May has been recognized and celebrated as Mental Health Awareness month within the United States since 1949. During the month of May, efforts are made to reach millions across the nation through media, local events, screenings, and other platforms to raise awareness on the importance of mental health to our overall wellbeing. Now more than ever, we are experiencing more open dialogue and appreciation of the vital role mental health plays in our daily lives. Mental health affects how we think, feel, and act as we cope with life, as well as determining how we handle stress, relate to others, make choices, and function in society. PsychU would like to join the awareness efforts by providing perspectives from experts in psychiatry and behavioral health on the significance of Mental Health Awareness month by uncovering ways in which we can all play a role to raise awareness and enhance the lives of individuals with mental health challenges and their loved ones. Listen in as Dr. Jain discusses some of these topics with moderator Dr. Linzy Hendrickson.
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC
Adjunct Clinical Affiliate for the School of Nursing at the University of Texas, Austin; Co-founder of WILD-5 Wellness®
Dr. Jain is a co-creator of the WILD 5 Wellness Program, which combines five elements of wellness (exercise, mindfulness, sleep, social connectedness, and nutrition) into a prescriptive, easy-to-follow wellness program. She is very active in the area of peer-to-peer education, especially in the disease states of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and ADHD. She is the co-creator and co-presenter of a novel interactive workshop addressing the challenges of dealing with psychiatric co-morbidities through the use of psychiatric scales and screeners. She also serves as a member of the Psych Congress Committee providing direction regarding educational gaps & needs for healthcare practitioners in the world of mental health.
Co-founder WILD-5 Wellness®
- Linzy Hendrickson, PhD
Senior Clinical and Scientific Liaison, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC is a paid consultant of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Linzy Hendrickson, PhD is an employee of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
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