WEAR GREEN ON FRIDAYS DURING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

WEAR GREEN ON FRIDAYS DURING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
 

Want to help end the loneliness and stigma of mental illness? One way is to wear green on Fridays during May – National Mental Health Awareness Month.

The Sun Prairie Wellness Coalition (SPWC) is selling green tees promoting the message: “I wear green for mental health awareness.” T-shirts are available on the SPWC website at sunprairiewellnesscoalition.com. “But any green shirt will do!” says Janelle Vreugdenhil, SPWC Co-Director.

“Make it fun. Encourage green at the office, at school or just around town. It’s a small effort that will make a big difference in helping others know you are here to care, to listen, and to help.”

The green theme is part of the group’s month-long STIGMA FREE SP campaign encouraging open and honest conversation about loneliness, exclusion, and the challenges of mental health.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 adults experience a mental health condition each year.

“It could be someone you sit next to at work or school. Taking the time to see them as a person, and engage in conversation, increases the likelihood that they will talk about it, get help and get better,” Vreugdenhil added.

All proceeds from the sale of the t-shirts go to benefit mental health programming.
 

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