Column: Mental health spring cleaning

After a long winter, checking in on your mental health is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Go to a place you feel calm, and jot down your feelings to help declutter your mind:

Checklist

1) One good habit I'd like to pick up

2) One thing I can do every day to build my habit
3) Three things I'm grateful for
4) Somebody safe I can reach out to when I'm in a bad place
5) My fears
6) Three ways to change the situation or distract myself from my fears

Reach out for Help

If you or a family member is experiencing a mental health crisis, help is available.

Call 911, or visit an emergency department
Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call the El Dorado County Mental Health crisis line: 530.544.2219
Visit BartonHealth.org/MentalHealth for additional area resources

Dr. Tracy Protell is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with Barton Psychiatry & Mental Health. For more information about taking care of your mental health, or for a list of area resources and crisis lines, visit BartonHealth.org/MentalHealth.