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“Physical and mental health cannot thrive independently. Communities cannot be healthy without healthy people.” ADDENDUM INTEGRATING — Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. 2009–2015 SAMHSA Administrator WITH YOUR HELP By adding your voice to the 145 federal programs and national organizations already supporting the Awareness Day national event, your organization can enjoy visibility and recognition in promotional materials, not to mention the invaluable opportunity to network and collaborate with other organizations. AWARENESS DAY May 2016 marks another Awareness Day! SAMHSA will join communities throughout the country in celebrating the annual observance for its 11th year. SAMHSA has such a diverse range of Awareness Day collaborators and allows for an equally diverse range of cooperative opportunities. A few of them include: Opportunities ‹‹ Sponsoring an Awareness Day event in your community ‹‹ Sponsoring a reception for attendees of the national event ‹‹ Sponsoring a dinner for the children, youth, or young adults participating in the national event ‹‹ Publishing an Awareness Day blog or writing a guest blog post for a fellow collaborating organization ‹‹ Featuring Awareness Day in your newsletter or website ‹‹ Posting Awareness Day messages on your social media accounts Benefits ‹‹ Co-branding with SAMHSA on all promotional materials related to the national launch event and all event signage ‹‹ A customized benefits package designed to educate new and existing audiences about the goals, messages, and activities of your organization ‹‹ Access to priority seating at the national event ‹‹ Listing on the national collaborating organizations section of the Awareness Day web page, as well as a link to your organization’s website Stay tuned by checking in at www.samhsa.gov/children for updates about 2016 activities. 22 NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY This year, seven new national organizations joined SAMHSA’s work on children’s mental health. Add your organization to the list in 2016 by contacting Lisa Rubenstein at 240–276–1927, or Lisa.Rubenstein@samhsa.hhs.gov. SAMHSA will work with you to customize a support package.