#WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope Campaign
Can a shirt save a life? With a little help from you, we think it can. The #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope comprehensive approach can help create positive change in your community regarding mental health and suicide prevention. Keep scrolling to learn more!
Mental Health Is Health
Everyone will struggle with their mental health at some point. Just as you need to take steps to keep your body healthy, the same is true for maintaining your mental health.
Randy’s Story of Hope
Show Your Support with a
Suspenders4Hope Shirt
Get your #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope Shirt and start a conversation about mental health. Increase awareness, reduce stigma, and visibly support mental health in your community.
Then, make a change in your own actions by:
Challenging the stigma you may hold about mental health
Being mindful of stigmatizing language (that’s so crazy!, she’s so bipolar, I am totally OCD)
Keeping an eye out for friend’s behavior changing significantly
Every purchase of a shirt supports mental health initiatives and includes access to our free hour long #WeSupportU Preventing Suicide Training to learn how to help someone in need.
For quantities over 10 or custom shirt orders, please fill out the Contact Us form at the bottom of the page.
Mental Health Is Health
Everyone will struggle with their mental health at some point. Just as you need to take steps to keep your body healthy, the same is true for maintaining your mental health.
Randy’s Story of Hope
Show Your Support with a Suspenders4Hope Shirt
Get your #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope Shirt and start a conversation about mental health. Increase awareness, reduce stigma, and visibly support mental health in your community.
Then, make a change in your own actions by:
Challenging the stigma you may hold about mental health
Being mindful of stigmatizing language (that’s so crazy!, she’s so bipolar, I am totally OCD)
Keeping an eye out for friend’s behavior changing significantly
Every purchase of a shirt supports mental health initiatives and includes access to our free hour long #WeSupportU Preventing Suicide Training to learn how to help someone in need.
For quantities over 10 or custom shirt orders, please fill out the Contact Us form at the bottom of the page.
“I’ve noticed that you haven’t been returning my messages lately. I am concerned about you.”
Building a Community of Support
If you are concerned about someone around you, just remember to Share, Ask, Support.
Share your concern with them by reaching out, whether that be in person, calling or messaging. Hearing you care is often the first step in sharing hope.
Ask directly about how they’re feeling, including if they’re struggling with thoughts of suicide. Asking cannot put the idea of suicide into someone’s head and again shows that someone cares.
After asking, listen non-judgmentally. Help find resources available in your area, then offer to connect them to necessary services. Continue to support by checking back in.
To learn more, please consider taking our #WeSupportU Preventing Suicide training
#WeSupportU Preventing Suicide Training
Learn how to support your community with the #WeSupportU Preventing Suicide Training
Alison’s Story of Hope
- Created by licensed psychologists
- Evidence-based training
- Self-paced, 90 minutes online training
- Learn the Share, Ask, Support method to help someone in need
- Pay $20 for the training or free with the purchase of a Suspenders4Hope shirt
Bringing Suspenders4Hope to Your Organization
We are so excited to share the #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope campaign with the world as a symbol of hope, help, and of communities that support mental health.
Comprehensive, strategic approach to promoting mental wellness and preventing suicide
Well-designed awareness campaign focused on reducing stigma, supporting connections, and changing the conversation around mental health and suicide
Evidenced-based, suicide prevention training available in multiple formats from the individual taking it on-line to a large in-person training as part of an organization’s onboarding process
Improve your community or organization’s culture around mental health
Turn existing mental health outreach into a comprehensive prevention plan with the power of communication and prevention sciences
Increase impact and reduce costs by allowing our team to develop the plan and content for you
Administrative reporting capabilities for tracking purposes
Developed by psychologists
Suspenders4Hope licensing packages available
About #WeSupportU
#WeSupportU started at Wichita State University in 2015 when WSU counseling services was awarded the SAMHSA Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention grant in order to develop a local suicide prevention program. From that grant, was born the #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope campaign and Preventing Suicide Training, which was WSU’s promise to support their students’ mental well-being. Now, you can help support your community or organization with the #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope comprehensive prevention approach. We continue to be affiliated with the University and as a non-profit, we are committed to developing quality, engaging, evidence-based content at an affordable price for anyone interested in supporting community mental health and preventing suicide.
Contact Us
Learn more about bringing the #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope campaign to your organization by filling out the form below
