We have talked about Raise Your Voice a bit through our Learning Community Calls and previous newsletters. However, given some recent successes, we wanted to remind folks what Raise Your Voice is and how to find more information for the schools in your community.

Raise Your Voice is..."A Club Dedicated to Increasing Mental Illness Awareness, Inspiring Advocacy and Promoting Acceptance."

WELCOMING STUDENTS WHO
-Live with a mental health condition
-Are a family member or a friend of someone with a mental health condition
-Have an interest in mental health awareness and advocacy

RAISE YOUR VOICE CLUB
-Empowers young people to speak up and create an open dialogue about mental health
-Creates a community that works to reduce stigma on campus
-Promotes acceptance for students living with or who know someone who is living with a mental health condition
-Cultivates youth leaders around civic advocacy at the local, state and national levels
-Develops youth leadership

RYV CLUB IS NOT
-A support or therapy group
-A place to get diagnosed
-About identifying or labeling others who may or may not have a mental illness