Hope for the Day and Public Policy

Hope for the Day is a non-profit movement empowering the conversation on proactive suicide prevention and mental health education. We are proud to offer Proclamations to counties/municipalities in an effort to raise awareness about proactive suicide prevention.

The goal of these proclamations is to

• state suicide as an issue

• raise the visibility of local suicide prevention resources

• encourage others to start the conversation around them by learning how to discuss suicide without increasing the risk of harm

How to Find & Contact Your Elected Officials:

You don’t have to be a community leader or elected official to get involved in spreading the N.S.P.A.M.P. As a community member, you can participate in this community endeavor by contacting your local elected officials to spread the word about the project.

1. GOOGLE THE NAME OF YOUR CITY AND LOCATE THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITE
   Not the tourism websites, great for fun but not what we need!
   

2. HOVER OVER THE GOVERNMENT TAB, THEN CLICK ON THE MAYOR/ELECTED OFFICALS/CITY COUNCIL TO FIND THEIR CONTRACT INFORMATION
   Do not address more than one elected official in the TO section. Rather BCC the other Elected Officials

3. PASTE THEIR EMAIL ADRESS INTO YOUR EMAIL AND INSERT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE INTO THE BODY OF THE EMAIL:
   “My name is _____, and I live at (insert your address). I understand the importance of making mental health a priority. I would like to request that you please adopt Hope For The Day's National Suicide Prevention + Action Month Proclamation (N.S.P.A.M.P.). The N.S.P.A.M.P. template and accompanying information can be found at hftd.org/nspamp.
   
   Thank you for your time.
   (insert your name)