Recruit Humans.
Find the right people and your Chapter will thrive! Here’s how you can start recruiting in your school.
How to recruit?
When recruiting, what kind of young people should I be looking for? (title question)
Your Chapter’s success will be based on having the right people involved. Here’s some tips when recruiting:
- Represent the people of your school. Get a good mix of gender, age and ethnicity.
- Be clear about the level of commitment. Make sure students understand that they will need to attend some basic training, frequent meetings, and contribute to initiative planning and delivery.
- Include young people with experience of mental health struggles. Including young people with lived experience is critical to your Chapter’s success. Not only are these young people naturally more passionate about the issue, but the relationships they build with others through Chapters is proven to be the most effective way to reduce stigma and discrimination.
- If you’re a school staff member, you may know some students passionate about mental health, and that’s great! If you’re a student, think of who you know that shares your interest in mental health. Shoulder tap students who you think might enjoy being part of a Chapter.
- You might want to start with the downloads below, but however you choose to advertise Chapters, make sure the message will reach a diverse group of students in your school.
- Does your school already have groups or events that exist around the topic of mental health? Go there.
- Somewhere in your school a classroom will be free at lunch time. Get permission to use that space and make sure it will be unlocked when you need to use it!
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To ensure the commitment of your Chapter, make sure your students...
- Know exactly what they’re signing up for
- Are passionate about mental health and wellbeing
- Have developed some self-awareness and maturity (mental health is a big topic!).
- Are not too overcommitted within the school. Look for those who haven’t yet had a chance to utilise their leadership or skills. School leaders are often quite busy with other groups, so make sure if they do get involved, that they’re passionate about the cause and 100% invested.
Want more materials to promote Chapters?
Posters, Flyers and Videos.