Tanager Place and the Meraki Institute of Learning at Tanager Place are recognizing National Mental Health Awareness Month in 2022 with a variety of activities and free community events planned throughout the month. We invite you to join us and explore our tools and resources!
Mental Health Month
Free Community Events
May 6th – Resilience & Trauma Informed Care Symposium
May 14th – Parent & Child Mindfulness & Yoga
May 18th – Mental Wellness in the Workplace Virtual Lunch and Learn
May 23rd – I Am Because We Are: Caring For Those Who Care For Others Retreat
May 24th – Parenting for Brain Health Virtual Lunch & Learn
Spreading Awareness
Look out for Tanager Place Mental Health Month coffee cup stickers out in the community! Special thanks to the following businesses who are participating:
- Brewhemia
- Cafe St. Pio
- Capanna Coffee Roasters
- Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
- Craft’d
- Dash Coffee & Roasters
- Kava House
- Kismet Coffee & Bloom
- Uptown Coffee Company
- Stillwater Coffee Company
Purchase a T-shirt
Community members can show their support and help reduce the stigma associated with discussing mental illness and mental wellbeing by purchasing and wearing our t-shirts designed for Mental Health Awareness Month.
Wellness Printables
Download our free Weekly Wellbeing Journal and Compassion Resilience Plan printables.
The Compassion Resilience Plan is a therapist tool designed to help foster protective factors to reduce impacts of Compassion Fatigue.
The Weekly Wellbeing Journal supports you to build intention and reflection while cultivating confidence, compassion, and kindness
How to Avoid Autopilot Mode
Have you ever spaced off and not sure where time went, but were able to complete the task? This is called being on autopilot. We are able to carry out tasks and activities without being in conscious thought. Clinic Therapist, Holly Miller, LMHC looks into ways we can try to avoid being on autopilot mode. Read more.
Together We Rise Series
We are connecting with people in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor who have exhibited courage and strength in the face of hardship. Join us in this 12-part video series as we dig deep and bear witness to the stories of human resilience.
These individuals are here with us to share their personal story of resilience. This series will inspire hope and possibility for anyone seeking to call on their courage to show up in the midst of a struggle.
Tanager Place Services
Tanager Place helps children, teens, and young adults develop the skills to be successful at home, in school and in their community. Our compassionate, research-based treatment programs address a wide range of mental wellbeing health needs.
Learn more about our inpatient, outpatient, school based, and community based services.
Local Mental Health Resources
A community toolkit developed by the MedQuarter and the Faith & Medicine Task Force outlines mental health services in Eastern Iowa that are readily available to the public in a time of crisis or distress. If you or someone you love needs help, access the toolkit at www.GetHelpNowCR.com to learn more about the many options available.
Equity & Inclusion in Mental Health
The Equity & Inclusion Fund at Tanager Place financially supports clients who may not otherwise be able to afford their treatment costs. Help make mental health care accessible to all by making a gift to Tanager Place today!