Mission Statement
IF YOU ARE FEELING SUICIDAL OR WANT TO TALK CALL THE NATIONAL LIFELINE
1-800-273-8255
Mission, Vision and Goals
“Get Your Wellness On” is a grass roots movement to promote health and save lives. Encouraging dialogue and education to reduce incidence of mental illnesses that can lead to suicide, “Get Your Wellness On” promotes Eastern and Western approaches to mind and body health. The movement advances a general understanding of wellness that will empower individuals to take charge of their overall health.
Wellness through education, dialogue, openness, understanding and action is promoted through:
• Out-of-the-box suicide awareness and prevention fairs
• Blogging
• Advocacy
• Creation of suicide prevention trainings and health workshops
• Collaboration with suicide prevention organizations such as the AFSP, media, and legislators
• The Share Your Story initiative
• Promotion of exhibits and other initiatives such as Active Minds Send Silence Packing traveling exhibit
• Walls Of Love exhibition
In addition, the founder, activist and writer Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, whose twenty-year-old son Andrew died of suicide on November 3, 2009—along with volunteers of Get Your Wellness On—are available for interviews, workshops and panel and discussion forums.
Target Population
• Survivors
• University students, staff & administrators
• Parents of school-age children – The earlier the start, the greater the Wellness
• Anyone who is struggling or has struggled with depression, suicidal thoughts and who may be at risk of suicide
