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By: Kate Slate

The American Psychological Association (APA) recognizes May 7 as National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Organizations throughout the country turn to May – National Mental Health Awareness Month – to shed light on how children’s psychological well-being plays an indispensable role in their greater development.  

In commemorating last year’s Mental Health Awareness Week and Day, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed healthy social-emotional development and mental health as “essential early foundations to ensure the best outcomes for our children’s health, well-being, and education.” Cooper further stated in his proclamation, that the services we offer some of the state’s one in five children living with a mental health condition ought to be “family-driven, youth-guided, and culturally appropriate.” 

Parents and caregivers are essential partners in providing children with the resources they need to maintain a positive well-being. By offering parents a space to build advocacy skills, we seek to acknowledge their children’s mental health needs in addition to their own. 

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