SOME
TIPS ON CELEBRATING WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
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Assemble
your planning group immediately to allow maximum time for planning an event.
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Review
the contents of this kit; begin outlining your World Mental Health Day program.
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Note
that these pages are perforated for ease in their removal. They can be copied and distributed
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The
proclamation page provides suggested wording for your community’s commitment to
mental health advocacy. Before it is
given to your president, prime minister, governor or mayor for signing, it
should be carefully reviewed by local administrators to determine how
appropriately it reflects the needs of your citizens. You are free to modify the words to suite your situation.
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You
may wish to have you proclamation printed on fine quality paper for the
official signature. A local attorney
can help you produce an attractive formal document.
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Consider
how to involve your country’s “Woman Leader” or other prominent individuals in
order to draw maximum positive public attention to your World Mental Health Day
event.
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Companies
that have provided funding for World Mental Health Day are listed on the back
cover. Identify and communicate with
your local representatives of these companies.
Let them know that event planning is in progress. Ask if there are ways in which they would
like to participate, such as hosting a reception.
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Carefully
consider any time-sensitive activities involving data gathering and/or
compiling material for reports.
Coordinate your deadlines so that publicity announcements can be
released and published in time for World Mental Health Day.
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Begin
organizing public events early enough to secure the location and the people you
want for your program.
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To
help publicize WMHD, put a link on your Website to www.wfmh.com
so others may find out about WMHD and its activities. Find other ways to ‘spread the word’.
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After
October 10, complete and return the Report Form along with newspaper clippings
and other materials produced in connection with World Mental Health Day.
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After
October 10, call your planning group together to review what was successful,
what could have been improved, and what will be beneficial to do next year.