Media Alert
Telebriefing Advisory
New Campaign Helps Americans Deal with Stressful Times
Mental Health America's "Live Your Life WellSM" Offers 10 Proven Tools to Combat Stress and Promote Well-Being
From financial worries to family responsibilities, Americans are dealing with ever-increasing stress in their lives. Live Your Life WellSM is an innovative campaign offering research-based tools to help all Americans combat stress and promote well-being. This is the first national program in the U.S. to bring together the information from many, varied fields that Americans need in difficult times and to emphasize that mental health is more than the absence of illness - it's about being able to handle life's challenges.
WHAT:
A telephone briefing to preview the new campaign and the 10 evidence-based tools for dealing with stressful times.
WHO:
- David Shern, Ph.D., President and CEO of Mental Health America
- Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California at Riverside, and author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach for Getting the Life You Want
WHEN:
Monday, April 27, 2009, 12-12:30 p.m. EDT
RSVP:
Tamara Parr, 202-745-5114 or tparr@gymr.com, to receive the conference call-in number and passcode.
To preview the Live Your Life WellSM web resource, visit http://www.liveyourlifewell.org/.
Celebrating 100 years of mental health education and advocacy, Mental Health America is the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives. With our more than 300 affiliates nationwide, we represent a growing movement of Americans who promote mental wellness for the health and well-being of the nation-every day and in times of crisis. In 2009, we are marking a century of achievement with a year-long Centennial Observance: "Celebrating the Legacy. Forging the Future."
