Linked – Ways to Take Care of Your Emotional and Mental Health

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

Hey you, with the mental health concerns – whatever you’re going through, wherever you’re at, this is a friendly reminder that there’s nothing wrong with you. While approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness in a given year, everyone has mental health that deserves to be taken care of.

So for anyone going through a rough time right now, we asked the JED Foundation’s community to tell us one thing they’d tell a friend to encourage them to take care of their emotional health.

Listen, friends. Here’s what your community wants you to know:

These are pretty good, I think some of them may even be things I’ve written or said to people over the years too!

Ways to Take Care of Your Emotional and Mental Health

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