May 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month,** a good time to remind your patients of the important role that good mental health plays in overall wellness. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has developed a wide range of materials and resources focused on behavioral health — including mental health and substance use disorder — and many are suitable for sharing with patients.

We encourage you to check out the following:

A newly published document titled Behavioral health resources to discuss with your patients. Read more about it in an article in this issue of The Record.
Our behavioral health website at bcbsm.com/mentalhealth.
Mental Health Awareness Employer Toolkit for flyers, posters, articles and more.
Primary Care Provider Toolkit,** designed to help primary care providers address the needs of patients with mental health issues.
Our corporate blogs, mibluesperspectives.com and ahealthiermichigan.org. The Mind section of ahealthiermichigan.org includes blogs and videos about depression, anxiety, emotional eating, substance use disorder and other behavioral health issues.

In addition, members can follow Blue Cross on Facebook and Twitter for regularly updated mental health information.

**Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan doesn’t own or control this website.

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