Fall Mental Health Campaign
Orange Partnership is committed to connecting our youth to the resources they need to be healthy and prosper. Be on the lookout for the coalition's educational and public awareness campaigns promoting mental health and preventing substance use.
Mental Health Awareness Events:
- “988” Suicide Lifeline Chapel Hill transit bus advertising de-stigmatizing mental health language and encouraging friends to check in.
- Orange Partnership's newspaper article announcing campaign kick-off. Link to article: Orange Partnership provides events to mark Mental Health Awareness | Community | newsoforange.com
- Coalition partners' WCHL radio interviews promoting "Wellness Wednesdays" and share resources about mental health awareness. September 6th broadcast features Alliance Health, El Futuro and Freedom House Recovery Center partners. Recording: Wellness Wednesday Archives - Chapelboro.com
- Partners record WCHL PSA's
reminding young adults in crisis to text or call “988” Lifeline. See More Info. button.
Coalition partners discuss issues affecting the youth in the community today, such as substance use, mental health and suicide prevention, and high-risk drinking. Click on the month's recording to learn about specific community resources and what you can do to help.
October is Substance Use Awareness Month. Learn what drug trends the coalition is seeing in the community and understand the resources that are available - if and when you need it. For example, youth who smoke nicotine today are using a variety of devices to inhale it, with more potency, and with devices that are interchangeable with cannabis.
