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Mental Health Awareness Month Messaging 2024
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. There are many ways to get involved and learn more about mental health.
The Suicide Prevention Taskforce and MDH Suicide Prevention Unit worked together to develop Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit with ideas, resources, and messages to share to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and suicide prevention.
Safe messaging and media kits
- Safe Messaging around Mental Health and Suicide (PDF) -- Public messaging can have a major impact on how or whether we address suicide in Minnesota. This guide provides simple tips for lifting up a narrative that supports help seeking, mental health promotion, and suicide prevention.
- StayConnectedMN Toolkit (PDF) -- This toolkit provides messaging, emails, and social media posts regarding mental well-being. Although it was designed for use during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these messages and resources can be used at any time.
- Using a Person's Correct Pronouns Saves Lives (PDF) -- An important part of creating a supportive environment for transgender and nonbinary youth is understanding – and using appropriately – the terms they use to describe themselves.
Printable materials and guides
- Prevent Suicide Printable Posters (PDF) - use these printable posters to promote the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Crisis Text Line in your school.
- Difficult Conversations: A guide for funeral director's to address deaths by suicide (PDF) - Funeral directors play a very important role in supporting those bereaved by suicide loss. There are many grief support resources available to support survivors of unexpected loss, and a compassionate funeral director can be one of those important resources.
School and educator resources
- Supporting students virtually (PDF) - Here are some tips for teachers engaged in virtual distance learning to support students that may have suicidal thoughts.
- Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools - This toolkit provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) assists high schools and school districts in designing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health.
- After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools (PDF) - This toolkit provided by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center provides step-by-step guidance, templates, and resources for schools all in one place.
- The Model School Policy - The Trevor Project collaborated with others to create a Model School District Policy for Suicide Prevention to make it easier for schools to prevent, assess, intervene in, and respond to suicidal behavior.
Crisis resources
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
- State Mobile Crisis Services – Every county in Minnesota provides Mobile Crisis Services for both children and adults that may be experiencing suicidal feelings or mental health crisis. Crisis services are available within each county 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. County crisis teams are available for phone support as well as face-to-face crisis help.
- Crisis Text Line - Text Home to 741741. The Crisis Text Line provides free crisis support 24/7 for any crisis.