SPOTA – Teen Mental Health Literacy Alliance <Click Here>
Project Name: SPOTA – Teen Mental Health Literacy Alliance.
Project Description: A school, sports club, workplace and community collaboration for improving teen mental health literacy.
Target Mental Health Issue: Depression and anxiety.
Project rationale: Improving mental health, building resilience and early intervention and prevention strategies that deliver timely and appropriate levels of support and promote help-seeking have far reaching personal, social and economic benefits for all communities across our nation.
- Mental disorders are the third leading cause of disability burden in Australia.
- The greatest numbers of people with a mental illness are in the 18-24 year age group.
- 14% of 12-17 year olds have mental health problems.
- Adolescents with mental health problems report a high rate of suicidal thoughts and other health-risk behaviour, including smoking and drug use. STATS from http://www.mindframe-media.info/for-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention/talking-to-media-about-mental-illness/facts-and-stats
Project concept: SPOTA aims to improve teen mental health literacy through the development of a 3-level collective impact, place based approach that simultaneously implements several mutually reinforced activities as part of a Public awareness, Community education and Frontline gatekeeper campaign.
Central to the campaign is the SPOTA card which is a wallet sized information card that is distributed throughout the community activities and events. The SPOTA card expands the SPOTA acronym: Social Isolation, Physical health, Obvious changes, Tough times and Assistance to get help.
For more information visit: https://www.thecoast.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/SPOTA-2018-Collective-Impact-Teen-Mental-Health-Literacy-Alliance.pdf
What is a SPOTATHON?
A SPOTATHON is an activity or event to raise awareness and funds for the SPOTA project that improves mental health literacy and helps deliver Youth and teen Mental Health First Aid training.
TEAM – SPOTATHON: Band together with your mates by wearing SPOTA TAPE as an arm or wrist band around the work place, around school or on game day.
Raise funds for Youth and teen Mental Health First Aid in your community with SPOTA cards.
Use SPOTA TAPE to dress up your office, clothes, sporting equipment or find some new way to raise awareness with SPOTA TAPE.
SPOTA PROJECT – A depression and anxiety awareness program to Spot the early signs and assist people to get help
SPOTA CARD: Wallet sized information to help Spot the early signs and assist people to get help.
SPOTA CREW: Anyone, anywhere who supports or participates in activities and events to Spot the early signs and assist people to get help. SPOTA CREW Facebook Page SPOTA CREW Twitter
SPOTA TAPE: Our red spotted white adhesive tape that helps activities and events to raise awareness of the SPOTA project.
P.S. Your donations are always welcomed and will assist with the production and distribution of the SPOTA Cards and the delivery of Mental Health First Aid training programs throughout Australia.
A Spot of Cash – Donations <Click Here> will help the SPOTA Program’s mental health initiatives developed by the Ties for Lives Foundation an Australian not-for-profit Health Promotion Charity. Donations over $2 made to this program are tax deductable.
Ties For Lives Group Ltd ACN 154 312 875 as trustee for Ties For Lives Foundation ABN 65 158 691 418 www.tiesforlives.org.au
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