Each year, May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on the importance of emotional well-being, break the stigma surrounding mental illness, and encourage open conversations about mental health.
Millions of people face mental health challenges—ranging from anxiety and depression to PTSD and bipolar disorder—but too often suffer in silence due to fear, shame, or lack of access to support. This month is a powerful reminder that mental health is just as important as physical health, and everyone deserves the care, compassion, and resources needed to heal and thrive.
What You Can Do:
Start a conversation. Talk openly about mental health to normalize it & encourage others to seek help.
Educate yourself and others. Learn the signs of mental health conditions and share that knowledge.
Support someone who’s struggling. A simple “How are you really doing?” can make a difference.
Prioritize your own well-being. Self-care isn't selfish—it's essential. Practice mindfulness, set boundaries, and reach out when you need support.
This Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s commit to listening with empathy, speaking with courage, and creating a culture where mental health is valued, supported, and understood. If you know someone struggling with mental health, here are some important resources:
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Ransomed Life Church Presentation
Ransomed Life is a local faith-based non-profit aiming to see communities FREE from child exploitation in San Antonio through Prevention Education and Counseling Services for survivors of trafficking, at-risk youth, and their families. Sarassa Inglis, Interim Executive Director, explains Ransomed Life started in 2015 when a 14-year old was trafficked in San Antonio and had no resources to heal.
The organization began with a mentor program responsible for training volunteers to walk alongside the youth and a community awareness team informing others about the issue of trafficking.
In 2017, they added their counseling program which now provides services to those 11-24 who have experienced sexual exploitation, or those at-risk of exploitation. Ransomed Life also provides presentations and trainings for everyone in the community - schools, churches, businesses and medical professionals that teach the reality of trafficking, exploitation, and grooming tactics. They also train parents on how to be their child’s trusted adult and how to protect their children from predators.
Ransomed Life’s youth presentation, Lures & Lies, is age-appropriate for Middle & High School youth. Brooke Becker, Ransomed Life’s Prevention Education Manager, shares a common misconception that trafficking happens in one area of town or to one group of people. However, technology has vastly changed this crime. The key is accessibility. If someone is online, they are accessible and if they are accessible, they are a potential victim. Access points to our children include social media, gaming, and online relationships.
Ransomed Life released a map of the clients they serve and the zip codes they live in. Nearly every zip code in Bexar County reflects one or more children that was either sold for sex or exploited through pornography. They moved from an awareness campaign to prevention education, because they believe understanding the tactics of predators, how they groom our children and how they have access to our children is the key to prevention. To learn more visit www.ransomedlifetexas.org. Help us reach NO CHILD SOLD together!
