Get Involved

Focusing B4Stage4 is the answer. Here are five ways you can help:

  1. Take a confidential mental health screening, and encourage family and friends to do so, too.

  2. Keep up to date on our mental health awareness campaigns, like May is Mental Health Month

  3. Join our Advocacy Network and add your voice to those who want policy and programmatic investments in earlier identification and intervention “Before Stage 4."

  4. Ask organizations, political leaders, and advocates to endorse our #B4Stage4 campaign.

  5. Help us to engage the online community in #B4Stage4 thinking. Support MHA’s #B4Stage4 campaign on Twitter and Facebook.

Join our advocacy network

Mental Health America’s Advocacy Network is a powerful voice for change. The Advocacy Network is comprised of thousands of individuals nationwide who take an active role in protecting America’s mental health through legislative advocacy. Because of the support of individuals like you, we have won major victories such as the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health and Addiction Parity and Equity Act.

Together, we speak out and make our voice heard on prevention for all, early identification and intervention for those at risk, access to quality, integrated health care for those who need it with recovery as the goal.

Social media presence

Sample Tweets

Join @mentalhealtham in spreading the word. Prevention & early intervention work #B4Stage4! #mentalhealth  [mhanational.org/b4stage4-philosophy]

Time to move #B4Stage4 in supporting mental health. Support @mentalhealtham and learn more about #B4Stage4:  [mhanational.org/b4stage4-philosophy]

Share your story! Educate others. Support @mentalhealtham spread the word  #B4Stage4 #mentalhealth  [mhanational.org/b4stage4-philosophy]

Sample Facebook Posts

Prevention, early identification, and intervention, and integrated services work #B4Stage4! Help support MHA’s #B4Stage4 Campaign. More here: [mhanational.org/b4stage4-philosophy]

Did you know that it typically takes ten years from the first time someone has mental health concerns until they get a correct diagnosis and proper treatment? We can’t wait for that. Embrace #B4Stage4 thinking and support our efforts. Learn more:  [mhanational.org/b4stage4-philosophy]

Break the chain! Support early identification, prevention, and intervention. People do recover #B4Stage4 Learn more:  [mhanational.org/b4stage4-philosophy]