Guess what amigos! Not only does today begin Mental Health Awareness Month, but it’s Mental Health Notes’s first birthday!

That’s right – exactly one year ago today b5media and I gave birth to Mental Health Notes, the lovely vessel of information you read each day (well, at least I hope you read it each day…every other day? Can I get once a week?). Ah, it was a joyous occasion (actually, you’ll see I was much less talkative than I am today) and I am one proud momma.

In honor of Mental Health Notes’s first birthday (and today being the kick-off for Mental Health Awareness Month!) I’m giving away presents! I know, I know, I’m actually the one who’s supposed to get a gift or three, but what can I say? I’m a generous soul. Well, that, and Mental Health Notes would be nothing without fantastic readers such as yourselves.

Of course, I’m not actually giving away presents – there’s a catch, and it’s a contest. However, it’s so simple, I may as well be giving them away!

All you have to do is leave a comment below telling me (and the world) one thing you’ve learned since you started reading Mental Health Notes. It could be something you learned from a particular Mental Health Notes post or something you learned about your own mental health. You can enter as many times as you want, but make sure each comment reflects a different lesson you’ve learned about mental health.

Leave your comment between today and midnight on May 31, 2008 and make sure to include your email address in that little box that reads “Mail,” so I’ll know how to contact you if you win.

And (are you ready for this?) – there will be three winners!

First Prize: One Silver Ribbon Pin
Second Prize: One Silver Ribbon Wristband
Third Prize: One Silver Ribbon Bumper Sticker

Have you ever paid attention to the silver ribbon in Mental Health Notes’s header?

I chose to purchase and give away Silver Ribbon products from NARSAD Artworks because the Silver Ribbon is a popular symbol of awareness for brain disorders and disabilities. The Silver Ribbon Campaign for the Brain is an internationally recognized endeavor, and advocates for all types of mental health and brain issues – including anxiety, depression, autism, brain cancer, brain injuries, depressive disorders, Parkinson’s, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and psychotic disorders – represent the Silver Ribbon Coalition.

Winners will be chosen at random and announced on June 1, 2008.

What are you waiting for? Start entering!

Image: Newscom

Be sure to stay tuned, because later today Mental Health Notes begins its This Is Why I ROCK! series!

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Enter The Mental Health Notes Birthday Giveaway!