Join the community during Mental Health Awareness Month to create a Stigma Free Fishers through events, community stories, educational opportunities, and the newly revamped Stigma Free Fishers site featuring the CredibleMind online mental health resource free to residents. Follow along and share how you are bringing awareness to mental health and creating a #StigmaFreeFishers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The Stigma Free Fishers campaign encourages residents to reject stigmatizing attitudes toward mental health, and instead pledge to be stigma-free. Stigmatizing attitudes create social barriers for those dealing with mental health challenges, often keeping them struggling in silence and preventing them from proactively seeking treatment before mental health crises occur.
If you or a loved one is in distress call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 9-8-8 for free and confidential support. The line is open 24/7.
Free CredibleMind Online Wellbeing Service
The City of Fishers and Fishers Health Department are proud to offer CredibleMind, a new, free online service for residents and employees to access mental health education, resources, and assessments. The platform brings together over 16,000 expert-rated and vetted videos, podcasts, apps, online programs, books, and articles, all in one easy-to-use place.
Confidential and available 24/7, with CredibleMind you can learn new skills, understand your own mental health, take a mental health assessment, and browse the library of thousands of mental well-being resources.
Create an account and take the Mental Health Check-in Assessment by May 15 for a chance to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card!
Community Events
Fishers Wears Green Day
Wear green on Friday, May 10 in honor of Mental Health Month and share photos on social media using the hashtag #FishersWearsGreen. All submitted photos will be entered to win a $100 gift card.
Hope for Happiness
Saturday, May 11 | 8 a.m. – noon | NPD AMP
Fishers High School and Hamilton Southeastern High School’s Bring Change to Mind student clubs in partnership with the Fishers Health Department will host the annual Hope for Happiness event at the Fishers Farmers Market on Saturday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to noon to raise awareness about mental health and the city’s Stigma Free initiative.
Fishers Parks StoryWalk
Throughout the month | Billericay Park (12690 Promise Road)
During Mental Health Awareness Month, the self-guided Storywalk hike features the children’s book Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival Visit playfishers.com/Storywalk to learn more.
Fishers Parks’ Free Yoga Classes
Wednesdays in May | 9 – 10 a.m. | Billericay Park (May 29 class is at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater)
Saturdays in May at the Fishers Farmers Market | 8 – 9 a.m. | Nickel Plate District Amphitheater (6 Municipal Drive)
Fishers Parks offers free yoga open to all skill levels at Billericay Park and at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater during the Fishers Farmers Market Learn more at playfishers.com.
Other Mental Health Events Around Fishers
4/30 – Mental Health First Aid training
Tuesdays in May – Support the Chris Center at Four Day Ray – 5% of sales from 4-9 p.m. support the Chris Center
5/1 – HSE Schools’ 2024 Wellness & Safety Expo
5/7 – Hamilton East Public Library’s Journaling for Mental Health
5/18 – Building a Refuge’s “Rock and Ride for Hope”
2023 Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health Gold Recipient
The City of Fishers is proud to be a gold recipient of Mental Health America’s 2023 Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health. Bell Seal recipients complete a comprehensive 58-criteria application of workplace policies and practices that influence worker mental health outcomes, including workplace culture, benefits, compliance, and wellness programs. Learn more.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
If you or a loved one is in distress, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 9-8-8 for free and confidential support. The line is open 24/7.
