Our nationwide Text, Talk, Act event is on Monday, October 6th, in honor of National Day Without Stigma.

Anytime during the day, text START to 89800 to receive discussion questions and information on how to help a friend who may be struggling with a mental health problem.
Here’s how it works:

Now, there’s a contest inviting YOU to help be part of the change! Register to organize Text, Talk, Act events on Oct. 6th and you could win one of 10 $500 prizes* (or one of 3 $1,000 prizes for your high school, college or non profit community organization)!

5 lucky participants will also win a $200 gift card to Amazon!

Learn more at: http://bit.ly/TTAContest and forward this information to all young people you know!

* Registrants must be between the ages of 18 - 24 to win the $500 prizes.

What You Can Do NOW!!!The best way to understand Text, Talk, Act is to do it! Here are three steps we recommend - two of which you can do RIGHT NOW, and third you can get started on RIGHT AWAY! So pick up your cell phone. Here goes:

• TRY IT - grab a friend (or just do it by yourself) and text START to 89800. Do it right now!
• SHARE IT - Tell people about it. Ask them to try it. Do it right after step 1!
• HOST IT - Invite people to get together on Oct. 6th. Enter the contest, (if you want to try to win money) and text START to 89800. If you know young people, encourage them to join the contest and host conversations.

Partner Spotlight: Active MindsOn October 6, 2014, Active Minds, Inc. will host its 8th National Day Without Stigma. This campaign is dedicated to eliminating the shame and discrimination surrounding mental health disorders by creating communities of understanding, support, and help-seeking.To do this, Active Mind chapters on college and high school campuses across the country will chalk their campuses with positive messages about help-seeking, bring counselors into the common areas on campus, and strike up conversations through movie screenings and innovative organic programming.To learn more about how to get involved, go to www.ActiveMinds.org/NDWS and consider downloading our Community Action Kit.” Active Minds is a strong supporter of Text, Talk, Act and has been a GREAT partner!Funding for Text, Talk, Act was provided by generous donations made to the National Institute for Civil Discourse. Please consider donating to help support Text Talk Act and other groundbreaking initiatives!