Welcome to the Mental Health Week Toolkit. You’ll find everything you need here to spread empathy far and wide.
Go ahead and post using our ready-to-use social media messages and images. You might want to change your Zoom background and print out the poster. Next, visit Info & Articles for a deeper dive into empathy.
Finally, and most importantly, bring empathy alive with the people in your life. Be there, listen completely, and see the world through their eyes. It’s how to really help. #GetReal.
Complete Toolkit
General Information (Key Messages)
Social Media
Download these sample posts or write your own using the hashtags #GetReal #MentalHealthWeek
Here’s a sample post to get you started:
Listen hard when someone wants to talk. Don’t jump in or judge. Before you weigh in, tune in. For #MentalHeatlhWeek, #GetReal about how to help. www.mentalhealthweek.ca
Use one of the images below when you post on your social media. They are sized for Facebook/Twitter/ LinkedIn and Instagram. There’s an image for the month leading up to Mental Health Week, too, so you can get ready to #GetReal.
DownloadUse the Mental Health Week stickers on your own Instagram. Here’s how:
When creating an Instagram story, hit the “Aa” icon to create a graphic story. Once you chose your background, you can swipe to the “GIF” icon, or hit the smiling square icon. Once you have the sticker menu open, you can enter some keywords to find related stickers. Try searching “CMHA” or “Get Real” to find them.
Tip: if you tag us (@cmhanational), we can share your story on our own profile!
DownloadPoster
Zoom background
Change your Zoom background to show your support and celebrate Mental Health Week.
Learn how to change your Zoom background.
When you upload the background, it may appear to be flipped, but others will see it correctly!
Looking for a bilingual version? Download it here.
Email signature
Change your email signature to show your support, use the images below and link to www.mentalhealthweek.ca.
Learn how to change your email signature in:
Outlook
Gmail
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