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United Nations Youth
Come celebrate International Youth Day 2014 at UN Headquarters on 12 August! We'll be discussing why Mental Health Matters!
Please note that this is a free event. However, the UN cannot sponsor the transport or other costs related to participation at the event. All costs associated with attending must be borne by the individual.
Join our event and RSVP here http://bit.ly/1pXIJYa
From 12 June until International Youth Day on 12 August, the United Nations is running a campaign to draw awareness to the importance of reducing stigma surrounding youth with mental health conditions. #MentalHealthMatters
We need you to help raise awareness and reduce the shame. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest to help raise awareness!
#MentalHealthMatters #UN4Youth
htpp://www.twitter.com/UN4Youth
http://www.pinterest.com/
http://www.facebook.com/
http://www.Instagram.com/
***WHY THIS ISSUE?***
Youth with mental health conditions can often experience stigma and discrimination, which in turn can lead to exclusion and/or discourage people from seeking help for fear of being negatively ‘labelled’. Efforts are needed to overcome this stigma to ensure that young people with mental health conditions can lead full and healthy lives free of isolation and unnecessary shame, and that they openly seek the services and support they need. You can be part of these efforts!
***WHAT YOU CAN DO***
We want you to submit your artwork, illustrations, photos and/or stories about the positive impact that speaking out about mental health issues has had on your life or the life of a young person you know. Send it to youth@un.org.
***WHAT WE WANTt***
-Short stories, poems, or written word (max 150 words) about the positive impact of speaking out about mental health conditions
-Photos, illustrations, artwork depicting the importance of reducing stigma and of raising awareness to the lives of young people with mental health conditions
-Videos (6-15 sec) with message about mental health issues that you want people to know
-Spread the word about our campaign and International Youth Day – share our material via FB, Twitter, Pinterest and more using the hashtags #UN4Youth and #MentalHealthMatters
-Want to do even more? Why not organize an event to celebrate International Youth Day in your community, school, youth club, or workplace. You can get some ideas from our toolkit http://bit.ly/SO6liC – let us know about it, and we’ll map it on our activities map and maybe even feature it in our Youth Flash Newsletter.
To ensure that you are an author of the artwork and to let us showcase and publish your submissions, please, fill out Copyright Release Form and send it to us with your submission materials. You can download this Form here http://bit.ly/1jsvp8V.
***WHAT YOU GET***
-You’ll be actively helping in spreading the word about the importance of reducing stigma around youth and mental health conditions.
-Selected written, photo, video and artwork entries will be chosen to be included in our publication ‘Social Inclusion of Youth with Mental Health Conditions’ launched on International Youth Day and in our poster design for our IYD event. Selected written, photo, video and artwork entries will be showcased at our event on 12 August in UN Headquarters, and online, via Pinterest and Facebook throughout our campaign.
-Selected written entries will be interpreted by young artists into a performance piece at the 12 August event in UN Headquarters, which you can watch live on webcast.
-If you organize an event, we’ll Map it on our IYD activities map and maybe even include it in our Youth Flash Newsletter! Find the IYD Map of Events here: http://bit.ly/1jLIN4A
So get thinking, get organizing, get talking - let's help reduce the stigma together
Please note that this is a free event. However, the UN cannot sponsor the transport or other costs related to participation at the event. All costs associated with attending must be borne by the individual.
Join our event and RSVP here http://bit.ly/1pXIJYa
From 12 June until International Youth Day on 12 August, the United Nations is running a campaign to draw awareness to the importance of reducing stigma surrounding youth with mental health conditions. #MentalHealthMatters
We need you to help raise awareness and reduce the shame. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest to help raise awareness!
#MentalHealthMatters #UN4Youth
htpp://www.twitter.com/UN4Youth
http://www.pinterest.com/
http://www.facebook.com/
http://www.Instagram.com/
***WHY THIS ISSUE?***
Youth with mental health conditions can often experience stigma and discrimination, which in turn can lead to exclusion and/or discourage people from seeking help for fear of being negatively ‘labelled’. Efforts are needed to overcome this stigma to ensure that young people with mental health conditions can lead full and healthy lives free of isolation and unnecessary shame, and that they openly seek the services and support they need. You can be part of these efforts!
***WHAT YOU CAN DO***
We want you to submit your artwork, illustrations, photos and/or stories about the positive impact that speaking out about mental health issues has had on your life or the life of a young person you know. Send it to youth@un.org.
***WHAT WE WANTt***
-Short stories, poems, or written word (max 150 words) about the positive impact of speaking out about mental health conditions
-Photos, illustrations, artwork depicting the importance of reducing stigma and of raising awareness to the lives of young people with mental health conditions
-Videos (6-15 sec) with message about mental health issues that you want people to know
-Spread the word about our campaign and International Youth Day – share our material via FB, Twitter, Pinterest and more using the hashtags #UN4Youth and #MentalHealthMatters
-Want to do even more? Why not organize an event to celebrate International Youth Day in your community, school, youth club, or workplace. You can get some ideas from our toolkit http://bit.ly/SO6liC – let us know about it, and we’ll map it on our activities map and maybe even feature it in our Youth Flash Newsletter.
To ensure that you are an author of the artwork and to let us showcase and publish your submissions, please, fill out Copyright Release Form and send it to us with your submission materials. You can download this Form here http://bit.ly/1jsvp8V.
***WHAT YOU GET***
-You’ll be actively helping in spreading the word about the importance of reducing stigma around youth and mental health conditions.
-Selected written, photo, video and artwork entries will be chosen to be included in our publication ‘Social Inclusion of Youth with Mental Health Conditions’ launched on International Youth Day and in our poster design for our IYD event. Selected written, photo, video and artwork entries will be showcased at our event on 12 August in UN Headquarters, and online, via Pinterest and Facebook throughout our campaign.
-Selected written entries will be interpreted by young artists into a performance piece at the 12 August event in UN Headquarters, which you can watch live on webcast.
-If you organize an event, we’ll Map it on our IYD activities map and maybe even include it in our Youth Flash Newsletter! Find the IYD Map of Events here: http://bit.ly/1jLIN4A
So get thinking, get organizing, get talking - let's help reduce the stigma together
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