LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department has launched a new online mental well-being platform to help people in the community take charge of their mental health. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s called Credible Minds. <\/p>\n
The comprehensive new site includes access to over 10,000 self-care resources across more than 100 topics, including easy-to-navigate assessments for users to identify and understand some of the thoughts they may be wrestling with. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not going to be an easy, fast fix,\u201d said Kerry Kernen, the Health Director of LLCHD. \u201cBut we hope with these resources that the community has access to information, so they are well informed for assistance and help.\u201d <\/p>\n
Kernen said credible minds is the health department\u2019s response to an ever-rising issue… Mental well-being. <\/p>\n
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 adults experiences mental illness each year. <\/p>\n
In Lancaster County, Kernen explained that data shows similar trends. <\/p>\n
\u201cEvery three years, we, along with the other health systems, Bryan Medical Center and CHI, develop a community health improvement plan based on community health assessment data that we collect the year prior,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Kernen said that throughout the years, mental health has been a main concern in the community. <\/p>\n
\u201cEverything from depression, anxiety, severe mental illness, and the challenges of getting connected to resources\u2014and being informed of what they\u2019re mental health is,” said Kernen.<\/p>\n