World Mental Health Day – Share a Smile!

During Mental Health Awareness Week, the Optimum Performance Institute honored World Mental Health Day, on October 10, 2012, by giving delicious smiley face cookies attached with a positive quote to all OPI Living program participants and office staff.

The quote shared was, “Every day may not be good, but there is good in every day.”

Wendy Espinoza, the Assistant Director of Education, expressed that “it is imperative to support a day that gives people insight to mental health as it impacts everyone in various aspects.”

The World Health Organization explains that the World Mental Health Day raises public awareness about mental health issues and “promotes open discussion of mental disorders [as well as] investments in prevention, promotion and treatment services.”

OPI participated in recognizing this day in hopes to help make an impact one smile at a time, beginning with those in and around our supportive mental health programs aimed at helping young adults find clear direction, purpose and joy in their lives.