In support of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Month, we at Team AgLearn are providing resources and information to encourage engagement with this important annual event. USDA is concerned and committed to wellness and wellbeing of each one of you. The mental wellness of our employees is just as important as the physical safety of our employees. Our goal is to have a holistically healthy work culture. In addition to well-being programs, we want to ensure how we work, the policies and practices in our workspaces, and how we lead as leaders reflect our commitment and take into consideration the wellbeing of each of our employees. The USDA Future of Work Toolkit External Link provides workplace flexibilities guidance, health, and safety measures, leave flexibilities and additional resources available to support USDA employees.
Background on Mental Health Awareness Month
“Mental Health Month External Link raises awareness of trauma and the impact it can have on the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of children, families, and communities. Mental Health Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans' lives, and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. Mental health is essential for a person's overall health. Prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can recover from mental disorders and live full and productive lives.”
White House Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month
- President Biden’s Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month External Link
- Ambassador Susan E. Rice Virtual Remarks on National Mental Health Strategy External Link
AgLearn Resources
LinkedIn Learning courses that can help you prioritize your mental health
- Supporting Your Mental Health While Working from Home External Link
- Reduce Stress and Anxiety by Managing Your Nervous System External Link
- Well-Being in the Workplace External Link
- How to Beat Burnout, Exhaustion, and Stress External Link audio only course!
- Reduce Tension with Breathwork External Link
- How to Beat Workplace Loneliness External Link
- Managing Stress for Positive Change External Link
- Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Option B: Building Resilience External Link
- How to Slash Anxiety and Keep Positivity Flowing External Link audio only course!
- How to Manage Feeling Overwhelmed External Link
- Managing Anxiety in the Workplace External Link
- Mindful Stress Management External Link
- Dealing with Grief, Loss, and Change as an Employee External Link
- Subtle Shifts in Thinking for Tremendous Resilience External Link audio only course!
- Managing Depression in the Workplace External Link
- Staying Positive in the Face of Negativity External Link
- Sales Well-Being: Managing Anxiety, Burnout, and Rejection External Link
Mental Health Resources from Percipio
- Mental Well-Being Channel External Link
This channel includes several courses, books and additional resources about how to cultivate mental well-being in professional settings - Physical Well-Being Channel External Link
This channel includes courses, books and additional resources about the relationship between physical well-being and mental well-being
Additional Resources
- Mental Health and Well-being Fact Sheet External Link
Information about mental health and well being from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture - Mental Health Awareness Month Information and Resources External Link
Resources about Mental Health Awareness Month from the National Alliance on Mental Illness - National Mental Health Awareness Month Information and Resources External Link
Resources and information from youth.gov about Mental Health Awareness Month