Mental illnesses, such as depression, often impact an individual’s thought processes and behavior. These feelings and behaviors have a profound effect on both the individual and everyone around them.

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To help you inform your employees about this new resource, we have attached a poster and button allowing one-click access to the microsite for your intranet sites.

Thank you for your commitment to Mental Illness Awareness Week!

Additional Resources

• Poster (PDF)
• Infographic
  • How to build and maintain healthy relationships (PDF)
  • Tips to create a support system (PDF)
• Button (below)

• To download the button, right-click (control-click on Mac) on the image below and select "Save image as…" from the pop-up menu. When adding the button to your site, simply program the microsite URL (workhealthlife.com/mental-illness-and-relationships-us) as the button click-through destination.