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non-traditional sectors, thereby creating complementary
benefits (co-benefits) for economic inclusion, racial
equity, food justice, improved child development, and
other conditions that pave the way for mentally healthy
and well communities.
Well Being Trust continued its Pain in the Nation work
with grantee/partner Trust for America's Health by issuing
three new policy briefs, focused on alcohol, drug, and
suicide death rate disparities; the education sector; and
health care systems. Additionally, our two organizations
provided timely comments around the release of new
mortality data related to drugs, alcohol, and suicide. And,
together, we created an interactive, solutions-focused
web presence for tackling the "deaths of despair" and
continued social media campaigns to highlight policy-
oriented answers to the epidemics. To date, activities
have resulted in more than 1 million social impressions.
To further improve conversations around mental
health and well-being, Well Being Trust worked
to change attitudes online/on social media,
intentionally among teens/tweens and their
caregivers. We partnered with iHeartMedia,
BuzzFeed, Complex and others to launch the
#BeWell, #BeHeard, #BeThere tween/teen
campaign to activate youth to support each other's
well-being. This campaign also gives parents
and families tools to start conversations and find
common ground. Since the campaign launch,
we have helped spark more than 200 million
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