Campaign Supporters
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Volunteer to support the Say it out loud campaign
The tools here will help you encourage others to Say it out loud. To begin your involvement, register online and read the welcome letter. You can also download the full toolkit, and see a list of all materials, in the Tools tab above.
Here are some suggested activities for Campaign Supporters:
- Encourage family, friends and community members to register
- Get to know more about the campaign so that you can talk about promoting good mental health with your friends, family and colleagues
- Use the contact tracking form to manage your campaign support, and the planning calendar to schedule your efforts
- Spread the campaign's five core messages
- Distribute and hang campaign fliers
- Order and distribute Say it out loud t-shirts, which start at just $8 each. (Click here to be directed to Consolidated Printing's e-commerce site)
- Send letters to the editor of your local newspaper
- Work with your local media to get coverage for the campaign - here are some helpful hints and a media tracking worksheet
- Submit an article to be published in a newsletter at your school, place of worship, club, employer or other local organization
- Send news releases to your local news media (e.g., newspapers, TV stations, etc.)
- Set up a booth at a local fair or event, and distribute T-shirts and answer questions about the campaign
- Speak to community, religious, business, consumer, advocacy, civic or parent groups about Say it out loud (PowerPoint)
- Ask employers or community groups to sponsor Say it out loud materials for distribution, or by underwriting local advertising
- Email us a copy of your contact tracking form to keep us apprised of your work
Sponsored by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership
