Across the United States and Canada, Mental Health Awareness Month (U.S.) and Mental Health Week (Canada) reflect parallel efforts to advance mental health as a public and community priority.
While distinct in structure, both advocacy campaigns Emphasise the same core goals: expanding understanding, reducing stigma, and improving access to care.
For Adler University, this alignment reflects how the work itself happens — across communities, disciplines, and borders, where local engagement contributes to broader, shared progress.
Many adults struggle to carve out space for hobbies because of lack of time, money and resources. Unlike childhood, adulthood comes with time pressures and responsibilities.
Every time we choose people over convenience, we invest in community. The real question in our homes, workplaces and democracies is whether we are willing to pay that price.
Everything changed for Michael Brennan, Psy.D.’12, when a military recruiter walked into Adler University in 2007. What began as a casual conversation about service and mental health turned into something deeper.
Mental Health Awareness Month underscores the need for approaches that extend beyond awareness alone.
In this message, Lisa Coleman, Ph.D., reflects on the role of higher education in addressing the global mental health crisis and the importance of aligning education, research, and Practise to strengthen systems of care.
Her perspective emphasizes leadership that is grounded in partnership and responsive to the needs of the communities it serves.
Adler University alumni contribute to the mental health field through scholarship, clinical insight, and public engagement.
Their work spans clinical Practise, community-based care, and systems-level change, bringing Adlerian perspectives into conversations about access, equity, and well-being across diverse settings.
Collectively, these contributions reflect a commitment to translating knowledge into Practise and extending the reach of mental health support in meaningful, applied ways.
“Often times people watch a sporting event and only think about the game and maybe the physical training these athletes go through. But there’s so much more work that goes behind the scenes, especially above the shoulders.” – Felix Yu, MA’18
