Green Ribbon Week 2022

Join the GrassROOTS SuperGirls’ public health initiative #Green Ribbon Week – a campaign to promote positive mental health of youth.

#GreenRibbonWeek is September 19^th-23^rd

The campaign goals are:

Educate youth about ways to maintain good mental health practices.
Encourage adults to engage in practices that facilitate dialogue with youth.
Make conversations about mental health as common as conversations about physical health.

Daily Roll-Out (click each day to view)

SIGN partner agreement and TAKE the PLEDGE
- Sign the PLEDGE, which can be found at the bottom of this post
- Your name and the name of the organization will be posted on our website
Inform everyone in your organization/school/town of the commitment to support #GreenRibbonWeek. Send a memo, make an announcement or share the press release.
Post Green Ribbon Week logo on social media emphasizing the importance of preventative mental health practices for youth.
Send a newsletter, announcement or the press release to your partners and ask them to TAKE the PLEDGE
Take the time to read about youth mental health (see resources in social media toolkit)
Plan your green outfits for the week, especially for SOLIDARITY DAY: Wednesday, September 21^st

Post on social media
- “I am looking forward to #GreenRibbonWeek.
  - ADULT: “I took the Green Ribbon Week PLEDGE to LISTEN without interruption. Take the pledge with me”
  - YOUTH: “I took the Green Ribbon Week PLEDGE to Breathe and Talk It out. Take the pledge with me”
- Use tweets and graphics from the social media toolkit
Send texts to your family, friends and colleagues about #GreenRibbonWeek, ask them to TAKE the PLEDGE

Take the time to read about youth mental health (see resources in social media toolkit)
Practice your active listening skills (see Parent Like It Matters)
Plan the activities you will do to support #GreenRibbonWeek
Plan your green outfits for the week, especially for SOLIDARITY DAY: Wednesday, September 21^st

Wear Green
Practice one or more of the positive mental health practices
TALK IT OUT: have a conversation with a young person without interruption. Listen attentively and say nothing for at least 60 seconds.
ADULTS: Ask a youth in your life how you can be a better listener.
- How long can you go without interrupting?
- Practice one or more of the positive mental health practices
- Have dinner, lunch or tea with a young person or with young people
YOUTH: Share with an adult how they can better support your mental health.
- Give specific examples.
Share your sidewalk art or creative outfits
Post on social media; use hashtag #GreenRibbonWeek and tag @grassrootsfound

Wear Green
REST:
- YOUTH: Get at least 9-10 hours of sleep
- ADULTS: Get at least 7-8 hours of sleep
Practice one or more of the positive mental health practices
Share your art or creative outfits
Write a reflective social post of what this week has meant to you
Post on social media; use hashtag #GreenRibbonWeek and tag @grassrootsfound

For ADULTS:

I take the pledge to LISTEN to the young people in my life for at least 1 minute each day and I will not interrupt.

I am committed to making sure that I LISTEN TO LEARN and LEARN TO LISTEN.

For YOUTH:

I take the pledge to BREATHE.

For me, I know that everything is going to be OK as long as I can BREATHE.

I am committed each day to spending at least 1 minute to inhale good and positive thoughts and exhale all my stress.

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Take the time to #LISTEN #BREATHE and #TALKITOUT

Take the pledge and adopt Green Ribbon Week

As a #GreenRibbonWeek partner, I agree to:

Rally my company, partners, friends and family to learn about youth mental wellness.
Wear GREEN each day from September 19-23 in solidarity of positive youth mental health.
Support positive youth mental health by sharing strategies and action steps that help youth feel heard.
LISTEN actively to young people as they share their feelings for at least two uninterrupted minutes. Ensure the young person feels heard before offering any advice.
Post photos on social media outlets (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and others) and tag both:
- @grassrootsfound
- #GreenRibbonWeek
Serve as ambassadors of health and wellness through daily activities.
Educate, inform, uplift, support and embolden young people with the information you share.
Engage in at least one strategy daily that promotes mental wellness. See suggested actions at www.grassrootscommunityfoundation.org.

Partners

We are so grateful to the Town of West Orange and West Orange High School for being foundational partners by adopting #Green Ribbon Week

Are you an organization? Join us and become a partner.

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