The Brookfield Board of Selectmen has adopted a proclamation to recognize and promote mental health awareness. Brookfield Cares is promoting social and emotional wellness in the community with a number of resources available on the organization's website.  Brookfield Cares promotes outreach, awareness, and education on the impact of mental health issues, substance use and misuse, addiction, suicide, and other public health concerns. 

The latest campaign is It's Okay to NOT Be Okay. 

May has been declared Mental Health Month in Brookfield.  First Selectman Tara Carr signed a proclamation that calls on residents, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses and schools to recommit to increasing awareness and understanding of mental health, and the need for appropriate and accessible services for all people with mental health conditions. 

The proclamation says mental health is essential to everyone's overall health and well being, but that everyone experiences times of difficulty and stress in their lives.  The proclamation continues by saying that early and effective treatment can help individuals recover and lead full productive lives.