(CLOSED) Strategic 8: Public Awareness and Support

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Help to develop packaged awareness programs targeting businesses, civic groups and others

There are existing state efforts being tested that target business organizations, civic groups and others and offer packaged educational programs and awareness activities. It would be wise to look at some of these programs and work to incorporate their ideas into a national product that can then be disseminated through state behavioral health authorities. The effort not only reaches the workforce, but also be used to build local support and expand partnership opportunities to groups outside of traditional stakeholders.
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Your media AD campaigns are great! Spend more money for them to air primetime.Why air in wee hours?

Airing of media campaign ad blitz. Have you seen a SAMHSA ad?
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Fed/state/& local "success story" websites w. bios/pix of recoveries by topic(eg. music) or diagnosi
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Please provide information to Psychiatrists in State Hospitals about Borderline Personality Disorder
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Streamlining the message will facilitate communication and promote SAMHSA’s mission.

We applaud SAMHSA’s intention to employ a marketing strategy that will facilitate communication and promote the overall SAMHSA “brand”. There are many internal improvements that can be made to an otherwise fragmented organization. Uniform formats for all media to be disseminated to the public, as well as a common/user-friendly interface for general use, are all good ideas. The initiative’s placement at the end of your Strategic Initiative paper also seems to indicate its inclusion as a more general, overarching strategy upon which the other stated initiatives are implemented. Streamlining your organizational structure and message are both positive steps in informing the public and educating stakeholders.

Evangelyn "Angel" Dotomain, MBA
President/CEO
Alaska Native Health Board
We applaud SAMHSA’s intention to employ a marketing strategy that will facilitate communication and promote the overall SAMHSA “brand”. There are many internal improvements that can be made to an otherwise fragmented organization. Uniform formats for all media to be disseminated to the public, as well as a common/user-friendly interface for general use, are all good ideas. The initiative’s placement at the end of your Strategic Initiative paper also seems to indicate its inclusion as a more general, overarching strategy upon which the other stated initiatives are implemented. Streamlining your organizational structure and message are both positive steps in informing…
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a media campaign to support local efforts on preventing FASD
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Start awareness of mental health in elementary schools. Thus beginning to erase stigmas.

My son had a program at his highschool talking about Mental Health and had exercises etc.. What about starting programs in elementary school? Teaching kids the importance about not judging each other, erasing stigmas before they have a chance to begin.
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utilize Mental health planning and advisory councils dynamically in this effort
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Expand their vision to wellness and the health of the whole person and how BH fits into the paradigm

We cannot continue to keep ourselves silod from the rest of healthcare. We have a lot to offer the entire healthcare system. Also, a large number of the people we serve are not getting the physical healthcare they need. We will not bridge this until we are recognized as healthcare, not and add on.
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also focus on individuals with limited English speaking ability.
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Increase the use of social media and encourage state and local partners to do the same
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Help to develop packaged awareness programs targeting businesses, civic groups and others

Your media AD campaigns are great! Spend more money for them to air primetime.Why air in wee hours?

Fed/state/& local "success story" websites w. bios/pix of recoveries by topic(eg. music) or diagnosi

Please provide information to Psychiatrists in State Hospitals about Borderline Personality Disorder

Streamlining the message will facilitate communication and promote SAMHSA’s mission.

a media campaign to support local efforts on preventing FASD

Start awareness of mental health in elementary schools. Thus beginning to erase stigmas.

utilize Mental health planning and advisory councils dynamically in this effort

Expand their vision to wellness and the health of the whole person and how BH fits into the paradigm

also focus on individuals with limited English speaking ability.

Increase the use of social media and encourage state and local partners to do the same

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