If you or a friend need urgent assistance, call 911 immediately, or take your friend directly to the emergency room. If you feel it’s safe, stay with your friend, or find someone to stay with them until help arrives.
Join the Mental Health Coalition to kick off the Biggest Conversation Ever about the Biggest Public Health Crisis Ever.
Everyone has mental health.
We’re launching a public outcry for everyone to Take It Personally—to mobilize a shift in mindset and build a future where everyone feels seen, supported, and empowered.
When it comes to mental health, there’s no us versus them. Take It Personally acknowledges that mental health affects all of us—and we all have a responsibility to create the world we want to live in.
This is the beginning of a new mental health culture—one where vulnerability is strength, empathy is intuitive, and stigma is a memory. In a time of division and disconnection, let’s reflect, connect, and imagine what’s possible when we take mental health personally.
One of the most effective ways to take mental health personally is to talk about mental health and how we care for it. So, we ask that you join us in conversation.
Share a TIP on how you Take It Personally by describing one way you support your own mental health, your loved ones, or your community.
Record a brief video, share a written TIP, or simply leave a comment on our post. On Instagram, you can also use MHC’s ‘Add Yours’ Template to share a TIP to your Story.
However you choose to share, tag @mentalhealthcoalition and hashtag #TakeItPersonally, and we might repost you!
Below are some MHC-curated TIPs and resources to help you Take It Personally.
TIPs to Support Your Own Mental Health
Name and talk to your plants. (They won’t judge!)
Write a breakup letter to stress. (“It’s not me, it’s you.”)
Collect “glimmers” (moments of joy that uplift you).
Touch grass. Smell flowers.
Call your mother (or don’t).
Write down three things you’re grateful for each day.
Close your eyes and envision your favorite peaceful place.
Say no. It’s a complete sentence.
TIPs to Support Your Support Others’ Mental Health
Check in. Even when they seem “fine.”
Send your loved ones daily affirmations. (Remind them you’re there and you care.)
Build your safety net(work). Know who your people are, and lean on them.
Plan regular walk-n-talks with a friend.
Mail a handwritten note to a loved one.
Reminisce on old times with a friend and laugh together.
Ask, don’t assume. (“How can I support you?” goes a long way.)
Call your friends and just listen. (No advice, no fixing—unless asked for.)
TIPs to Support Everyone’s Mental Health
Pay it forward—treat the person behind you in line for a coffee.
Advocate for mental health policies.
Find common threads with others. (Empathy starts with what we share.)
Join a community. (Online or IRL, connection heals.)
Create safe spaces where everyone feels like they belong.
Bring mental health to work. (Talk to your employer about supporting workplace mental health.)
Perform a random act of kindness. (It creates a ripple effect!)
Share mental health resources like you share memes.