Get involved with Make It OK during Mental Health Awareness Month
Download the Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit
Complete with social media graphics and posts, workplace and household mental health activities, and tons of resources, the toolkit will help you spread the word and get involved during May!
Register Your Workplace
Employers are invited to sign up as a Make It OK Registered Workplace and receive access to a comprehensive Employer Toolkit to support their efforts to de-stigmatize mental illness within their organizations.
Take the Make It OK Pledge
Take the online pledge to stand up to mental illness stigma in Iowa, and to receive information from Make It OK. Then start by learning what a mental illness really is!
Visit the Make It OK Store
Check our our store to purchase items such as t-shirts, bookmarks, bracelets, and more for May! Order by April 5th to ensure you are set in time for Wear Green Day on May 16th.
What is
Make It OK is a community campaign to reduce stigma by starting conversations and increasing understanding about mental illness. Make It OK offers resources, tools, and personal stories about mental illness to ensure Iowans have the tools they need to support their own mental health and educate those around them.
To learn more about Make It OK, attend an upcoming Make It OK presentation from the calendar below, or sign-up as a Make It OK Registered Workplace. For more information visit MakeItOK.org/Iowa.
Make It OK Events in May
Friday, May 3: Make It OK to Talk About Mental Illness Presentation
Tuesday, May 14: Back the Black - Make It OK Presentation (Virtual)
Thursday, May 16: Wear Green for Make It OK Day
Thursday, May 16: Make It OK to Talk About Mental Illness Presentation
Wednesday, May 15: Make It OK Mural Unveiling Event
Stay involved during May! Download the mental health awareness month calendar for weekly activities to do at home, work, or in your community to practice mindfulness!
More Make It OK Resources
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Below are the stories of brave Iowans who have shared their stories in the hopes of reducing stigma, and helping others feel less alone in their struggle with mental illness. By sharing our personal stories, we can start important conversations and normalize mental health. Stories are organized by the illnesses they discuss.
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Make It OK Stories: The Podcast is brought to you by the Healthiest State Initiative. In this 7-episode special series, you’ll get to hear from brave Iowans who live with a mental illness plus gain insight on common conditions from mental health experts.
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Track your healthy mindful moment habits to make them stick with the Make It OK Habit Tracker.
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