The month of May is mental health awareness month and a central Illinois organization is highlighting things to help everyone prioritize mental health.

Jessica Smiley with Heritage Behavioral Health Center says there are many ways people cope with their stress and anxiety and depression. She indicates they are using social media and the hashtag-tools2thrive to get information to their communities.

A virtual event is being hosted by Heritage on May 23 where they are asking their communities to draw a picture with the theme of mental health. Smiley says those can be submitted by snapping a picture of it and submitting that for their online gallery.

Additionally, Heritage is hosting a community gratitude virtual scavenger hunt on Friday. Visit hertagenet.org or find them on Facebook for more details. You can also seek out the hashtag-tools2thrive and find many resources including yoga or daily meditation.