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To rid Tarrant County of the stigma related to mental illness, Mental Health Connection has conducted two multi-year anti-stigma communications campaigns. The first, "Open Minds Open Doors" began in May 2005; and the second, "Friendships Count," began in late 2008.

Please feel free to use these materials in your community. We only ask that you let us know you are using them and that you give credit to Mental Health Connection of Tarrant County and Community Solutions of Fort Worth.

Friendships Count campaign materials include:

Web Site

YouTube Video

Curriculum for 6th-12th grade: “Eliminating the Stigma of Barriers” – five days including sample in-class and homework assignments (HINT: We recommend saving this PowerPoint presentation to your Desktop instead of opening it. It is a large file and can take a good deal of time to open directly from the Web site.)

Teacher’s Guide – slide-by-slide talking points

ADHD Poster (English)
ADHD Poster (Spanish)
ADHD Bookmark (English)
ADHD Bookmark (Spanish)

Anxiety Poster (English)
Anxiety Poster (Spanish)
Anxiety Bookmark (English)
Anxiety Bookmark (Spanish)

Bipolar Poster (English)
Bipolar Poster (Spanish)
Bipolar Bookmark (English)
Bipolar Bookmark (Spanish)

Depression Poster (English)
Depression Poster (Spanish)
Depression Bookmark (English)
Depression Bookmark (Spanish)

"Open Minds Open Doors" materials include:

Teen Posters in English
Teen Poster in Spanish
Teen Bookmark in English
Teen Bookmark in Spanish

2 Television public service announcements in English and Spanish

Newspaper in Education supplement: “A Guide to Understanding Mental Illness”

Glossary of Mental Health/Mental Illness Terminology

Street banner

Bus ad featuring Caucasian woman

Bus ad featuring African-American teen girl

Bus ad featuring Hispanic teen boy

Billboards in English
Billboard in Spanish

Bus Bench Ad

The posters, bookmarks, PSAs, Glossary, curriculum and Teacher’s Guide are available at no charge to individuals or groups who want to join the fight against the stigma of mental illness. The artwork for the street banner, bus ads and billboards is also available and can be localized. To order:

Call
Kay Barkin, Social Marketing Coordinator
817-219-2162

E-mail
kbarkin@mentalhealthconnection.org

Write
Kay Barkin
Mental Health Connection of Tarrant County
3880 Hulen, Suite 610
Fort Worth, TX  76107

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