Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness is hosting its annual initiative, Light up Green, encouraging businesses, neighborhoods and individuals to illuminate buildings with lime green lights throughout May.
In recognition of National Mental Health Month, Light Up Green looks to raise awareness for the growing mental health challenges people face and encourage community solidarity.
Participating individuals and organizations can email Behavioral Wellness spokesperson Suzanne Grimmesey at suzkirk@sbccwell.org to request free lawn signs in English or Spanish.
According to Grimmesey, more than half of U.S. adults experience loneliness. Mental Health Month is based on the theme “Where to Start: Mental Health in a Challenging World,” underscoring the pressures people face related to politics, climate change and the global environment.
For residents experiencing a mental health crisis, the county’s Crisis Response and Services Access Line can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (888) 868-1649.
Mental Health Month events can be found online at countyofsb.org/behavioral-wellness. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will officially approve May as Mental Health Month at a hearing on May 7.
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