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On #WorldMentalHealthDay – Sharing Upcoming Mental Health Awareness Project #MHAP

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

The project is set to go live in 2019, and sounds like something you might want to take part in:

 

The official launch date of The Mental Health Awareness Project is January 1, 2019.

All mental health advocates are encouraged and welcome to participate! If you want to get involved, all you have to do is write about the mental health topic that is in focus in a particular month while using our hashtag, #MHAP. We also ask that you Like, RT, and share any posts that interest you so that your own followers can see it, too.

If you want to get involved with the planning and organization of The Mental Health Awareness project, we are always accepting help in the following areas:

  • MHAP Blogger Squad

  • MHAP Twitter Squad

  • Twitter Chat Coordinator

  • Project Moderator

To learn more, or to get more involved, check out the details:

https://www.navigatingdarkness.com/the-mental-health-awareness-project/

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