My Promise: Your Voice.

06/02/2026

💙Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month💙

Did you know nearly 80% of su***de deaths in the United States are men?

Let that sink in.
These are Fathers.
Brothers.
Sons.
Friends.
Coworkers.

Many of them never told a soul they were struggling.
Many were told to “man up.”
To push through.
To stay quiet.

A lot of men were never really taught how to ask for help — or even that it was okay to.

So they learn to carry everything alone… until it gets too heavy.

Let this be your reminder — not just this month, but every month — to check on the people you love.

Especially the quiet ones.
The strong ones.
The funny ones.
The ones who are always there for everyone else.

The ones who make it look easy… are often the ones holding the most in.

If you’re struggling right now, you don’t have to go through it by yourself.

📞 988 Lifeline is available 24/7 — call, text, or online chat.

There is no shame in asking for help.💙

Photo credit: The Happiness Project
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05/28/2026

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to an end, I just wanted to say thank you. 💚

This month, our page reached more than 21,000 views. That’s 21,000 times someone stopped scrolling long enough to see a reminder, a story, a resource, or a message that they aren’t alone.

The number itself isn’t what matters most. What matters is that these conversations are reaching people. Behind every view is a person—a father, mother, brother, sister, friend, coworker, neighbor, or loved one. Someone who may be struggling, supporting someone who is, or simply looking for a reminder that they matter.

Mental health awareness doesn’t end when May does. People still need support in June, July, and every month after that. They still need someone to check in, listen, and remind them that their presence matters.

Thank you to everyone who liked, shared, commented, followed along, and helped spread these messages this month. Every interaction helped us reach someone new.

May is ending, but we’re not going anywhere. 💚

Keep showing up for yourself. Keep showing up for others. And keep conversations going.

05/26/2026

Memorial Day has passed, but remembrance shouldn’t be limited to a single day.🖤

We honor and remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Their sacrifice is not something we ever want to overlook, minimize, or confine to just one day on the calendar. Memorial Day will always be about them—the lives lost, the families left behind, and the freedom their service helped protect.

At the same time, honoring their sacrifice also means recognizing those who came home. Many veterans return carrying invisible wounds—PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, and experiences that don’t simply fade when the uniform comes off.

Far too many struggle in silence, feeling like they have to face those battles alone. Awareness matters. Conversations matter. Support matters.

Honoring our fallen means we don’t just remember them—we also take care of the people they served beside.

Check in on a veteran. Listen without judgment. Learn the signs that someone may be struggling. A simple conversation can make a difference.

Because remembrance isn’t just something we do on Memorial Day. It’s something we carry with us every day.

🇺🇸❤️🖤

05/17/2026

EMS Week | May 17–23🖤

EMS Week is here, and it’s time to say thank you. Not just as a tradition, but as something that truly matters for the work you do every single day.

Thank you—to every EMT and Paramedic who shows up when people need them most. For the calls you never expected, the situations you walk into without hesitation, and the way you keep moving even when the day has already taken more out of you than anyone realizes.

This job is the early morning calls that start before the sun is up, and the middle-of-the-night tones going off after only a few hours of sleep of what may be a 24 or a 48-hr shift. It’s the long drives with no guarantee of what you’re about to find. It’s switching from chaos to control in seconds, then right back again. It’s doing your best with what you have, even when there’s not enough time, not enough resources, and not enough answers.

But some of the most honest parts of this work don’t happen on scene—they happen after.

The quiet moments in the back of the rig with your partner after a call. When the radio finally goes silent. When no one is talking because there’s nothing that needs to be said out loud. Sometimes it’s just sitting there in that silence, both of you processing what just happened before rolling to the next. Those moments matter—they’re part of how you reset, even when you don’t fully realize it in the moment.

So most importantly—thank you. For the skill, the sacrifice, the teamwork, the dedication, and the strength it takes to keep showing up for others on their worst days and still return for the next call.

And don’t forget to take care of yourself in those in-between moments. Check in with your partner, check in with yourself, and don’t stop at what so many of us in this field say—“I’m fine.” Your mental health is important, and it deserves attention just like everything else you do on that truck.🖤

05/14/2026

💚 May Mental Health Awareness Month 💚

📞 What is 988? Let’s talk about it.

988 is the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline in the United States. It’s a free, confidential service that’s available 24/7 by call or text. You don’t need to be in a “certain kind of crisis” to use it—if you’re struggling, overwhelmed, or just need someone to talk to, 988 is there.

When you contact 988, you’re connected with trained crisis counselors who can listen, support you, and help you figure out next steps. You are not alone in the conversation.

💬 You can call or text 988 anytime
🌐 You can also chat online here: 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline

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📦 Free resources you can order

988 also offers free outreach and awareness materials—things like posters, wallet cards, flyers, and more— to help spread the word in schools, workplaces, clinics, and communities.

If you want to help get the message out, you can request materials here:
Order 988 Lifeline Print Materials (SAMHSA / 988 Resource Page)

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Sometimes people don’t reach out because they don’t know where to start. 988 is a starting point. Not a last resort.

Share it. Save it. You never know who might need it.

05/12/2026

💚Code Green Campaign💚— a movement dedicated to protecting the mental health of our first responders.

Code Green works to:
•Advocate for mental health education and awareness
•Provide resources and peer support
•Honor those we’ve lost to su***de
•Break the stigma that keeps first responders silent

This campaign exists because too many have suffered quietly.
Because “tough” doesn’t mean invincible.
Because serving others should never cost someone their life.

If you are a first responder struggling, you are not weak.
You are not broken.
You are human.

Let’s continue to normalize mental health conversations in every department, every agency, every shift.

And if you or someone you love needs immediate support, call or text 988 — help is available 24/7.

https://www.codegreencampaign.org/

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05/10/2026

9.6K views.

That means nearly 10,000 people stopped scrolling long enough to see a post about mental health. 💚

Not drama.
Not gossip.
But a conversation that actually matters.

Every number on that screen is a real person.
Someone who may be struggling quietly.
Someone grieving.
Someone exhausted.
Someone trying to hold on.
Or someone learning how to better show up for the people they love.

That’s why Mental Health Awareness Month matters.

Because the more we talk about it, the less alone people feel.
The more we normalize these conversations, the more lives we can reach before it’s too late.

If even one person felt seen because of that post…
then it mattered.

Thank you to everybody sharing, commenting, reading, and helping these conversations reach farther than we ever expected. 💚

Keep checking on your people.
Keep talking about mental health.
Keep reminding people they matter.

— MPYV🫶🏻

05/07/2026

The hardest part about these statistics is realizing they are people we love.

They’re not just numbers on a screen.

They’re our friends.
Our siblings.
Our parents.
Our coworkers.
The people who make everyone else laugh while silently falling apart themselves.

Some are fighting battles nobody else can see.
Some are exhausted from pretending they’re okay.
And some are closer to their breaking point than anyone around them knows.

Mental health doesn’t always look dramatic.
More often, it hides behind smiles, busy schedules, jokes, and “I’m fine.”

And that’s what makes it so dangerous.

💚This Mental Health Awareness Month, remember that behind these numbers are people silently carrying pain and struggles you may never see.

Reach out to your people.
Check in even when ‘I’m fine’ doesn’t feel convincing.
And when someone finally opens up—be the one who listens.

Because sometimes, feeling seen, heard, and reminded they’re not alone is what keeps the people we love here.