Become a #Vote4MentalHealth All-Star
As a respected, nonpartisan organization, NAMI Organizations and #Vote4MentalHealth partner chapters can play an important role in elevating mental health policy in elections, including engaging candidates and mobilizing voters who care about mental health. The #Vote4MentalHealth All-Stars program wants to recognize NAMI Organizations & partners for the important work they are doing to make mental health a key issue in the 2024 elections.
Your organization (either NAMI State Organization or Affiliate, or a #Vote4MentalHealth partner chapter/affiliate) can become a #Vote4MentalHealth All-Star by completing at least five of the following activities before Election Day:
- Link to the #Vote4MentalHealth pledge on your website
- Share at least 5 social media posts promoting #Vote4MentalHealth
- Use this link to sign-on as a partner for National Voter Registration Day (9/17/24)
- Sign-on as a partner for Vote Early Day (10/29/24)
- Include information about voter registration in at least one newsletter or email
- Host a voter registration drive (standalone or at another organization event) following applicable state & local laws
- Include voting information in at least 1 newsletter or email to help people make a plan to vote
- Publish an op-ed or letter to the editor about the importance of voting
- Send a questionnaire to all candidates for one position (e.g., your city's mayor)*
- Invite all candidate running for one position to an event (your NAMIWalks event, a virtual meeting, candidate forum, etc.)
* Coordinate with NAMI National before engaging federal candidates.
NAMI Affiliates: please coordinate with your NAMI State Organization before surveying or inviting state-level candidates.
For your organization to be considered, please complete the All-Stars form when you have completed at least five of these activities so that we can celebrate your efforts. #Vote4MentalHealth All-Stars will be recognized by NAMI on the #Vote4MentalHealth website and through other opportunities.
Contact NAMI’s Government Relations, Policy & Advocacy team at [email protected] if you have questions about becoming a #Vote4MentalHealth All-Star.
2024 #Vote4MentalHealth All-Stars
2024 All-Stars: NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore, NAMI Minnesota, NAMI Monterey County, NAMI Nevada, NAMI New Hampshire, NAMI Northern Lakes Wisconsin, NAMI Northern Virginia, NAMI Oklahoma, NAMI Racine County, NAMI Southern Nevada, NAMI Texas, NAMI Washington, NAMI Westchester, NAMI Yakima
Previous #Vote4MentalHealth All-Stars
NAMI Blair County PA
NAMI Greater Indianapolis
NAMI Kansas
NAMI Lowcountry
NAMI Maryland
NAMI Massachusetts
NAMI Metro Baltimore
NAMI Minnesota
NAMI Montgomery County PA
NAMI New Jersey
NAMI Southeast Minnesota
NAMI Tennessee
NAMI Texas
NAMI-West Central Indiana
NAMI Wisconsin
NAMI California
NAMI Clackamas
NAMI Connecticut
NAMI Dane County
NAMI Greater Indianapolis
NAMI Hancock County
NAMI Illinois
NAMI Jacksonville Florida
NAMI Kentucky
NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania
NAMI Louisiana
NAMI Maryland
NAMI Minnesota
NAMI Mississippi
NAMI New Hampshire
NAMI Oregon
NAMI Pasco County
NAMI Tennessee
NAMI Texas
NAMI Tulare County
NAMI West Central Indiana
NAMI Westchester
NAMI Westside Los Angeles
NAMI Wisconsin
NAMI Wood River Valley
