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Community Conversations About Mental Health

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sample cover Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health (Coming Soon)
Designed to be a resource to help those interested in holding a community dialogue about mental health. It is comprised of three parts, described below, to help organize and facilitate a conversation.
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Information Brief for Community Conversation About Mental Health
Provides data and other facts about the promotion of mental health, prevention of mental illness, and how to promote awareness, early identification, access to treatment, crisis response, and recovery supports. The Information Brief helps educate and inform community conversation participants and facilitators.
sample cover Discussion Guide for Community Conversations About Mental Health (Coming Soon)
Provides a resource to help guide participants and facilitators through a one-day community conversation. The discussion guide offers a framework for holding a successful and productive conversation. The discussion guide includes information to help facilitate a community dialogue including:
  • Discussion questions
  • Sample views about mental health
  • Process suggestions
  • Facilitator tips
  • Individual and community follow-up steps
sample cover Organizing Guide for Community Conversations About Mental Health (Coming Soon)
Provides tools to help organize a one-day community conversation, including reviewing the logistics of finding a venue, gathering a network of partners, recruiting participants and facilitators, organizing the meeting and identifying follow-up steps.

For more resources, please visit MentalHealth.gov.

Last updated: 05/30/2013

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