Stigma Reduction Project Team
Strategic Actions
Develop educational campaign/materials focused on normalizing and increasing awareness for a targeted population around behavioral health issues.
Audit marketing and messaging of current behavioral health services and resources to determine how to share information more effectively.
Target stigma reduction materials at community gathering places, including schools, local markets, clinics, libraries, etc.
Develop and fund training on behavioral health/rapid crisis response such as QPR and gatekeeper training for community-based organizations and community members (moved from Strategy 1).
Resources to Support Your Work
Organizations across the region offer training to educate on behavioral health risks, signs of crisis, and knowing how to respond to crisis is key to a resilient and supportive community. Click the link below to see which trainings are available for FREE to community members and organizations around the region.
Check out this toolkit and use the information when reviewing or developing public-facing behavioral health messaging, including.
The toolkit provides best practices and practical guidance for organizations on the following topics:
Communicating effectively about behavioral health
Using images responsibly in behavioral health messaging
Changing how we discuss and report on behavioral health topics
Using data to strengthen behavioral health messaging