Awareness Campaign Materials

Below are materials from the Beyond the Blues awareness campaign for anyone working to help people with maternal mental health needs find support. Use the Activation Guide and campaign assets to share social posts, hang posters, or organize events that raise awareness about mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period. You'll find resources and tools to support outreach in your community.

About the Beyond the Blues Campaign Materials

Beyond The Blues reframes maternal mental health struggles as something that exists on a spectrum — before pregnancy, during it, after it. These experiences can be hard to name and easy to dismiss.

Our creative approach uses warmer colors to convey hope, support, and empowerment, reinforcing the campaign’s positive, encouraging tone. Messaging speaks directly to people experiencing maternal mental health challenges and to their supporters. Because it’s often hard to know what to say or how to help, the campaign provides clear, approachable ways to start those conversations.

We want every person who sees this campaign to know: you don't have to understand it or fix it yourself. You just have to tell someone. There are people who have heard it all before and know exactly what to do. They can help you find a path that works for you. Color can come back.

There’s a lot of life Beyond The Blues.


Resources

Media Guides

These activation guides are meant to help you in your communications efforts and sharing our campaign materials in your community.

Communications Activation Guide: Gives an overview of the campaign, campaign assets, and Blue Message Wall Activation

Communications & Key Messages Guide: Provides general and audience specific language to use in press releases, talking points, speech writing, and email communications.

Local Media & Partner Outreach: Includes a templated press release, media advisory, and newsletter/Email blurb.

Social Media Best Practices: Gives tips and pointers in how to best post our social media assets.

Email Blasts

Beyond the Blues email template


Print Materials

Flyer: Someone you love might not be ok.
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Flyer: Maternal mental health struggles are treatable.
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Flyer: Text someone you're worried about.
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Poster: You’ve been taught to be strong
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Social Media Carousels

Perinatal and postpartum depression affects 1 in 5 new mothers and many go without help. VDH and DBHDS's Beyond the Blues campaign gives your organization ready-to-use social content to spread awareness, reduce stigma, and connect families to support. Learn how to use this toolkit effectively on Facebook and Instagram.

Checklist

Beyond the Blues - Maternal mental health struggles are treatable. Here's exactly what getting help looks like.
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Step 1: Tell one person you trust. A friend. A family member. A physician. You don't have to do this alone.
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Step 2: Decide on one next step together. Maybe going online for more info or making an appointment to talk to someone.
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Step 3: See what help can look like. Talking to someone regularly. Medication that helps your brain rebalance. Or both. There's no wrong way to feel better.
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Step 4: Most people begin to feel better with support. You won't feel this way forever.
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You can get beyond the blues. Asking for help is the strongest thing you can do.
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Beyond the Blues
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What to Say

Hi! Haven't heard from you in a while (heart emoji). Can I bring some coffee or lunch over today?
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I've been thinking about you a lot lately. You don't have to reply. You don't have to be OK. Just know I'm here. (Heart emoji)
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Can I come over and sit with the baby for a few hours while you sleep? No need to talk. (heart emoji) Just rest.
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No one tells you how hard this can be. I know, I've been there. Here if you ever want to chat. (Heart emoji)
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Symptom Checker (version 1)

Before pregnancy. During it. After it. You might not be OK. See if any of these sound familiar.
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Feeling like you are disappearing.
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Anger that comes out of nowhere.
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Thoughts you can't say out loud.
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A heaviness that won't lift.
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Pain you can't explain.
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Loss of joy in things you used to love.
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Not recognizing yourself anymore.
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Find out how to get beyond the blues. We have people and resources to help you through this.
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Symptom Checker (version 2)

Someone you love - before pregnancy, during it, after it - might not be OK. See if any of these sound familiar.
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Disappearing from loved ones.
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Anger that comes out of nowhere.
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Thoughts they won't say out loud.
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A heaviness that won't lift.
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Pain they can't explain.
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Loss of joy in things they used to love.
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Not recognizing themselves anymore.
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Find out how to help them get Beyond the Blues. We have people and resources to help everyone get through this.
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Videos

Start playing a video, right-click it, and select "Save Video as" to save it on your computer.

Everyone 9x16 (English)

Everyone 9x16 (Spanish)

Perinatal 9x16 (English)

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Everyone 1x1 (English)

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Perinatal 1x1 (English)

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