What is the Give Voice Campaign?
An Awareness Campaign for Suicide Prevention Week
Give Voice is a week-long mental health campaign from Erika's Lighthouse that empowers students through five days of themed activities, each focused on a different pillar of student mental health. It can be led by student clubs or facilitated by school professionals, and it is available as a standalone campaign or alongside other Erika's Lighthouse programs.
Give Voice can be led by a student-led club or facilitated by school professionals. Eligible groups include:
- Erika's Lighthouse Empowerment Club
- Kiwanis Key Club
- SADD Club
- Any other group of passionate students
- School professionals working to promote mental health education and help-seeking behavior
Give Voice includes five days of themed activities, each highlighting a different pillar of student mental health:
- Education
- Help-Seeking
- Awareness
- Positivity
- Yourself
Give Voice can act as a standalone campaign or can be used alongside Erika's Lighthouse's other programs for school communities. It is part of Erika's Lighthouse's Wraparound Supports and is designed to reinforce the Erika's Lighthouse Four Pillar Model — a comprehensive framework for building inclusive mental health cultures in schools. Learn more about the Four Pillar Model on the Erika's Lighthouse Resource Portal. School professionals and student groups can access Give Voice at givevoice.erikaslighthouse.org. You can also find it on the Resource Portal under Schoolwide Campaigns. Give Voice is part of Erika's Lighthouse's Wraparound Supports and is designed to reinforce the Erika's Lighthouse Four Pillars framework.