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Participate in a health fair and distribute materials.Display and distribute print materials at key locations (e.g., barbershops, churches).

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Have a mental health professional speak during a chapter meeting to discuss depression.Find local (state or county) mental health resources and providers.Omega chapters will be encouraged to participate in a variety of ways: NIMHD also supports an evaluation to determine how well the initiative is working and will connect Omegas with other resources, including mental health experts who can speak at events. The materials are being disseminated by Omegas through national, regional, and local chapter meetings and events. NIMHD has developed Brother, You're on My Mind toolkit materials about depression and stress that are based in the science of mental health. This will ensure someone is available to respond to questions. We encourage event organizers to have a licensed mental health professional present during community presentations.

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Go to Brother, You're on My Mind Toolkit section for further details and to download these materials.

Other organizations, such as nonprofits, churches, youth groups, and retirement homes, are invited to use toolkit materials as desired to educate African American families on mental health. Omega chapters and their partners will use the toolkit to help plan and execute community education events and build strategic community partnerships to advance initiative goals. The Brother, You're on My Mind toolkit provides Omega Psi Phi Fraternity chapters with the materials needed to educate fellow fraternity brothers and community members on depression and stress in African American men. This initiative uses a variety of activities to raise awareness of the mental health challenges associated with depression and stress that affect African American men and their families.

Goal 2: To communicate the importance of seeking help for mental health problems and to encourage affected individuals to get information from their health care providers and others in order to obtain appropriate treatment.

Goal 1: To collaborate on efforts to educate Omega members, their families, and related communities on the effects of depression and stress.

To help start conversations about mental health, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and NIMHD have launched Brother, You're on My Mind: Changing the National Dialogue Regarding Mental Health Among African American Men. Untreated mental illness can also make African American men more vulnerable to substance abuse, homelessness, incarceration, and homicide.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among African Americans 15 to 24 years old. Depression and other mental illness can be deadly if left untreated. African American men are as likely as anyone else to have mental illness, but they are less likely to get help. Every year, more than 40 million Americans struggle with mental illness.

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