Public outreach and campaigns to enhance mental health awareness enable citizens, loved ones, and professionals to identify and correctly respond to the need for mental health interventions before a crisis occurs. Health fairs and mobile health clinics are examples.
Learn More About Public Outreach
- National Institute of Mental Health Awareness and Educational Resources
- The Stepping Up Initiative, County Elected Officials’ Guide to Talking to the Media and the Public About People with Mental Illnesses in their Jail
- SAMHSA, Campaign to Change Direction Supports Mental Health Awareness
- American Public Health Association, Mental Illness Stigma, Help Seeking, and Public Health Programs
- NAMI, Awareness Events