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#StandUp Healthy minds.
Safe kids.

Lawrence Center, Collier County’s leading mental health and
addiction treatment center, is encouraging the community to join
the #StandUp campaign designed to keep kids healthy and safe.
The goal of the campaign is to bring attention to the issues
of mental and emotional health so we can intervene earlier and © Shutterstock
better ensure our kids, and our community are healthy, well and Join the movement to protect our kids!
safe. Locally, there are 46,000 youths who have a mental illness
The recent school tragedy in Parkland was Visit StandUpDLC.org to join us and help
– that represents 20 percent of our youth who need help. Yet
a sobering reminder of the importance shine light on mental health and addiction
currently, it takes eight to 10 years from the onset of symptoms working full-time in local schools, coordinating with teachers,
issues that affect us all. Because healthy
of students’ mental and emotional well-
to the time of intervention. coaches and counselors to identify kids in crisis and get them help.
being. That’s why David Lawrence Center
minds mean safer kids.
has launched #StandUp, a community-wide
Suicide, homicide and deaths induced by drugs and alcohol DLC also has a clinician who works with the Sheriff’s Office
Request your
campaign to help keep our kids safe.
FREE #StandUp
are now the leading causes of death among children and young to respond to and monitor threats that are suspected to have an
adults ages 15 to 24. The #StandUp campaign seeks to prevent underlying mental health concern. wristband today at
StandUpDLC.org
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this unnecessary suffering and risk of death. Now heading into the 2018-2019 school year, we need all our
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The #StandUp movement is about education, raising kids, parents and neighbors to #StandUp to help those around them
Sign up by May 31 and
st
awareness, decreasing stigma, developing collaborations and by showing compassion, understanding and support for mental
you could win wellness
gift cards to use toward
increasing screening and follow-up care. Together, we can health. By doing this, we make Collier County healthier, happier,
getting fit, eating
#StandUp to help identify troubled children at risk and ensure stronger and safer—one child at a time.
healthy, and blissfully
relaxing in Naples.
easy, direct access to expert counselors. Visit www.StandUpDLC.org to join the movement and learn
NAPLES 239.455.8500 IMMOKALEE 239.657.4434
At DLC, accessing help is easy and immediate. Crisis care is how to help shine light on mental health and addiction issues that
StandUpDLC.org
available 24-7 and same day walk-in assessments are available affect us all. To seek help for yourself, friend or fellow community
five days a week. DLC now has two mental health liaisons member, call 239.455.8500 or visit www.DavidLawrenceCenter.org.
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