SPEAK UP will provide quality mental health awareness and education in our community and bridge the communication gaps between community, schools, and parents.
We want to encourage and be the steward of open conversations with our children and educate our community about the different danger signs for children who may be “at risk.”
Our Hope
We hope that you will join us in our valiant fight and pledge with us to end the societal stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide.
SPEAK UP is doing this in multiple ways:
- Teens
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- Funding of Sources of Strength
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- Teen led positive mental health campaigns
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- Programs to teach mental health resiliency
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- Teach positive messages of self-worth and individuality
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- Opportunities for large and small group teen dialogue
- Parents
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- We encourage conversations with our children
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- Provide information on how to identify warning signs
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- Offer resources for parents concerned their child is at risk
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- Work to end the stigma associated with mental illness so kids know it is okay to ask for help
- Community Outreach Events
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- Working directly through schools and organizations within vast communities
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- Suicide awareness training
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- Lived experience presentations