The goal of the proclamation is to state three things:
Acknowledge suicide is an issue.
Raise the visibility of available suicide prevention resources.
Encourage others to be available to those around them by learning how to discuss suicide without increasing the risk of harm.
This year, Hope For The Day® is again taking to the streets in encouraging municipal governments to adopt the proclamation, raise the visibility of resources in their community, and support those silently struggling by reiterating the fact that IT’S OK NOT TO BE OK®. In addition, H.F.T.D educators are being mobilized and attending these city council meetings where possible, virtually if necessary. By joining with local mental health partners across the country, like NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), we stand with cities across the country by showing up to accept these documents to encourage further partnerships between cities and mental health resource providers.
Are you an elected official? SIGN UP FOR THE P.M.H.A.P. HERE.
When you sign and adopt The Proactive Mental Health Awareness Proclamation, you are able to enhance your impact by:
Providing general resources, bracelets, and stickers to your community or sta at a discount via H.F.T.D.'s online store.
Providing E-learning mental health workshop for your council/county board.
Starting at $20/license, bulk purchase options are available.
Sharing H.F.T.D.'s Resource Compass, a tool that locates mental health and other community resoures by zipcode.
Connecting H.F.T.D. to local business or organizations looking learn more about mental health and suicide prevention.
Inviting H.F.T.D. to attend community events to perform outreach and provide resources.
Sharing H.F.T.D.'s resources or informative videos to your website or social media.
Adopting The Proactive Mental Health Awareness Proclamation:
By agreeing to adopt the P.M.H.A.P. in your city, town, or county, you stand with other communities across the country in stating that suicide is an issue, mental health resources are available, and IT'S OK NOT TO BE OK®.
In addition to adopting the proclamation, we will provide you with printable resource posters for your office, shareable social media assets, and include a link that will allow you to discover vetted local mental health resources to share with your constituency and staff.
The entire proclamation process is easy. Just download the word document template located below, enter your municipality name, your local mental health partner, the name of your signing mayor or president, and then hand it off to your clerk to schedule it to be read at any time throughout the year.
As an example of a completed proclamation, here is the signed N.S.P.A.M.P. 2020 from the United City of Yorkville, IL.