The goal of our outreach campaign is to use
our programs to advocate for the importance of
staying mentally healthy as we age, to raise
national awareness of symptoms and treatment
of mental illnesses and substance abuse, and
how to promote effective coping skills when faced
with emotional difficulties and mental illnesses.
We are asking every organization that believes
in the need to raise awareness about the vital
relationship between mental health and aging
to join our campaign by taking the following
steps:
Contact
Your Local Public Television Program Manager – Each
public television station creates its own
monthly schedule by picking shows from
a large pool of programs. These choices
are made based on what the program manager
of each station thinks his or her audience
will want to watch. Therefore it is up
to you, the audience, to call your local
program manager and tell him or her that
the members of your organization want to
see the documentary series Well Into Your
Future: Mental Health and Aging! Encourage
your program manager to air it during May
- Mental Health and Older American’s
Month, and to show it during prime time,
making it easily accessible to a large
audience. If you have state and/or regional
chapters, encourage each chapter to contact
their local program managers as well. To
find your local program manager or to view
an extensive list of contact information
for every public television program manager,
please click
here.
Contact
Your Local Public Television Outreach Coordinator – There
are people at each public television station
whose primary focus is to create outreach
events based on the station’s monthly
programs. Outreach events work best when
organizations that share a passion for
a particular program’s subject matter
team up with their local public television
station and create outreach events together.
These events can range from town hall meetings
and panel discussions to community screenings
and local public awareness campaigns. To
find your local outreach coordinator or
to view an extensive list of contact information
for every public television outreach coordinator,
please click
here.
Spread The Word About Well Into Your
Future: Mental Health and Aging – We
have produced three highly informative programs
that are set to air nationwide beginning
in May 2003. We want to insure that the valuable
messages that each of these shows hold reaches
everyone who needs to hear it. Help us reach
this audience by promoting the show within
your own lines of communication. Whether
it is through newsletters, emails, or announcements
at meetings, tell your members, partners
and other important contacts about Well Into
Your Future: Mental Health and Aging, and
encourage them to participate in this National
Outreach Campaign as well.
