Support the Mental Health Awareness License Plate

This beautiful design is a result of a Statewide Contest for High School students in collaboration with California Assoc of Art Educators. 

Winning design submitted by Anushree B. of Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon CA

Her inspiration came from hope that California can be a leader in our country in mental health.

Registering today lets our legislative representatives know that mental health is a priority throughout our state. It touches 1 in 4 people We need signups from every zip code so spread the word and advocate for positive mental health.     Lets create a Movement

We MUST have  7,500 registrations from across our great state. These registrations encourage to our legislators vote to pass a bill to create the License Plate 

• Sign up for a plate
• Send a letter of support 

Get friends, family, co-workers and businesses to show their support by signing up .

• On-site physical location for students to go for immediate mental health support. 
• Safe Place for students who may just need 10 minutes to collect their thoughts or a session with a crisis counselor.
• Connects students and families to vital community resources. 
• Students may access the Wellness Center directly by appointment, or through referral from a parent, teacher or peer.

• Public stigma involves the negative or discriminatory attitudes that others have about mental illness.
• Self-stigma refers to the negative attitudes, including internalized shame, that people with mental illness have about their own condition.
• Institutional stigma, is more systemic, involving  policies of government and private organizations  limit opportunities for people with mental illness.  Examples include lower funding for mental illness research or fewer  mental health services relative to other health care.

• 1 in 4 young people age 18 to 24 have seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days 
• California ranks 48th in the nation for providing mental health support to kids 3-17 that need it 
• 75% of mental health issues present themselves before a      child leaves school
• Auditor for California found that of 1,034 School  Districts found that NONE employed the recommended      minimum counselors, nurses social workers or psychologists