What is The Mental Elephant?
The Mental Elephant, founded by Miana Bryant in 2016, is a series of outlets used to promote mental health across the country. “The Mental Elephant” is a monthly-subscribed newsletter with information about mental health, and current events in the health industry. In like manner, thementalelephant.com provides interactive tools, resources, and materials to the community in order to promote awareness of mental illnesses. Finally, our YouTube channel is a documentary series not only on mental health issues, but also behind the scenes videos of the entire brand. Offline, TME volunteers throughout the community, hosts events based on selected mental health topics and collaborates with organizations, and businesses. The Mental Elephant has received the 2017 NAACP Black Excellence Organization of the Year Award, as well as The East Carolina University A.L.A.N.A Emerging Leadership Award. Go Elephants!
The Mental Elephant, founded by Miana Bryant in 2016, is a series of outlets used to promote mental health across the country. “The Mental Elephant” is a monthly-subscribed newsletter with information about mental health, and current events in the health industry. In like manner, thementalelephant.com provides interactive tools, resources, and materials to the community in order to promote awareness of mental illnesses. Finally, our YouTube channel is a documentary series not only on mental health issues, but also behind the scenes videos of the entire brand. Offline, TME volunteers throughout the community, hosts events based on selected mental health topics and collaborates with organizations, and businesses. The Mental Elephant has received the 2017 NAACP Black Excellence Organization of the Year Award, as well as The East Carolina University A.L.A.N.A Emerging Leadership Award. Go Elephants!
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What is a Mental Illness? A mental illness is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood. Such conditions may affect someone's ability to relate to others and function each day. Each person will have different experiences, even people with the same diagnosis. Recovery, including meaningful roles in social life, school and work, is possible, especially when you start treatment early and play a strong role in your own recovery process. A mental health condition isn’t the result of one event. Research suggests multiple, linking causes. Genetics, environment and lifestyle influence whether someone develops a mental health condition. A stressful job or home life makes some people more susceptible, as do traumatic life events like being the victim of a crime. Biochemical processes and circuits and basic brain structure may play a role, too. Why is Mental Health Awareness important? Educating the general public is very important, and needed in today's society. It makes people aware of the different mental health conditions and, in turn, hopefully reduces stigma. It may also help someone recognize the warning signs of a mental illness they, or a loved one, have been experiencing; thus leading them to seek a professional diagnosis and treatment. |
The Mental Elephant was blessed to be featured on WNCT9 5 o'clock news. We thank all of our elephants, and anyone that traveled to our page from the news interview. To read the interview of our President Miana Bryant click here
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