Mental Health as a Continuum

The 2025 May is Mental Health Month theme acknowledges that mental health can be a spectrum or continuum, and aims to meet people where they are at in the journey, celebrating the small “wins” along the way, and steers away from ideas of “toxic positivity,” reinforcing the idea that it’s “ok not to be ok.”

Whether someone is simply getting through the day or taking a small step toward self-care, each moment is valid and is part of a continuum. Mental health doesn’t have a set destination — it’s okay to be exactly where you are right now. Progress, no matter how small, matters, and it’s okay to go at your own pace. Mental Health as a Continuum challenges the binary idea of “healthy” versus “unhealthy” mental health, normalizing the wide range of mental health experiences, encouraging individuals to embrace and accept the full spectrum of their well-being.