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The Campaign to Change Direction
"'The Campaign to Change Direction'" is a coalition of concerned citizens, nonprofit leaders, and leaders from the private sector who have come together to change the culture in America about mental health, mental illness, and wellness. The Campaign launched in March 2015 with First Lady Michelle Obama serving as keynote speaker and currently has over 180 partners and 1,000 individuals assisting with this critical effort.

Pledge to Know the Five Signs
The Five Signs are change in personality, agitation, withdrawal, decline in personal care, and hopelessness.

The Five Signs serve as the anchor for the first phase of this national campaign. They are simple, observable indicators that everyone can learn. These are signs that we often see but don't always understand or know what to do about when we see them in ourselves or others.

These are not diagnoses. The signs cut across diagnoses. They are indicators of emotional suffering in general, not specific signs of a given disorder or condition.

The simplest pledge is one that anyone can do. Learn the Five Signs of Emotional Suffering so you can recognize them in yourself or help a loved one who may be in emotional pain.

A long and growing list of nonprofit organizations and private sector companies are making additional pledges to deliver educational tools and programs that will help change the national conversation about mental health.

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