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Share I recently read about Attitudes in Reverse (A.I.R.), a suicide prevention nonprofit in New Jersey launched to educate young adults about mental health and curtail the rising suicide rate for this population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 20 percent of deaths of 15- to 24-year-olds each year result [...] May 15th, 2013 | Tags: Attitudes in Reverse, behavioral health, cause of the quarter, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mental health, mental health month blog day, mental illness, persuasive storytelling, social change, social issues, Social Marketing, suicide prevention, Vanguardians 4 Social Change | Categories: Social Issues, Social Marketing
2 comments | Share: Share Hey baby won’t you look my way, I can be your new addiction Hey baby what you gotta say? All you’re giving me is fiction I’m a sorry sucker and this happens all the time I found out that everybody talks Everybody talks, everybody talks —“Everybody Talks,” The Neon Trees Everybody does talk. [...] October 9th, 2012 | Tags: anxiety, bipolar disorder, communications, communicators, Demi Lovato, eating disorder, everybody talks, Jenny Lawson, mental health, mental illness, Neon Trees, persuasive storytelling, SELF magazine, story, storytelling, The Blogess, treatment, World Mental Health Day, X-Factor | Categories: Social Issues
One comment | Share: Share Living in the era of “Intervention” and “Celebrity Rehab” reality TV shows and pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness, it’s hard to remember there was a time when society viewed seeking treatment for addiction as shameful and battles with breast cancer were kept secret. Photo courtesy of dbking on Flickr Former First Lady Betty Ford, [...] July 9th, 2011 | Tags: Addiction, Betty Ford, Breast Cancer Awareness, communications heroes, First Lady, persuasive storytelling, Policy Communications, Recovery, social change, social issues, White House | Categories: Communications Heroes, Policy Communications, Social Issues, Training & TA, Uncategorized
Leave a comment | Share: Share I know, not everyone is Bill Gates. Very few people on the planet can gain 100,000 followers on Twitter eight hours after launching their Twitter profile. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndevil/ / CC BY 2.0 But perhaps we should start thinking like Bill. Using his newly formed Twitter community, Gates recently launched his newest endeavor, The Gates Notes, where he [...] February 18th, 2010 | Tags: advocacy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, blogging, CEO, ethical dilemma, ethics, Facebook, Gates Foundation, Gates Notes, InSites, newsletter, Online Marketing, personal, persuasive storytelling, PR, PR-Squared, public relations, Shift Communications, social change, Social Marketing, social media, social networking, Strategic Planning, Tom Defren, Twitter | Categories: Design & Editorial, Integrated Media Services, Online Marketing, Social Marketing, Strategic Planning, Training & TA, Uncategorized
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