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Download the FY-24 1 Small ACT Toolkit
Project 1 Small ACT
The Project 1 Small ACT campaign empowers behavior change by providing Sailors and their families with suicide prevention and stress navigation resources, messaging and guidance. The project promotes ongoing and active engagement to enable early recognition of suicide risk, encourage proactive intervention and champion seeking help for psychological health-related challenges.
History: The Project 1 Small ACT campaign launched during 2014 Suicide Prevention Month and continues to serve as Navy's core suicide prevention campaign. Through an array of digital communications (social media, online content, multimedia and audience interaction), the campaign seeks to empower reshape the conversation around stress and suicide and drive behavior change by providing Sailors and families with actionable tips to support themselves and each other. The campaign promotes ongoing and active engagement to enable early recognition of risk, proactive intervention and champion seeking help.
In September 2015, 1 Small ACT was launched to promote simple actions that make a difference in the lives of Sailors, and support vital relationships between peers and community members. This message is based on Navy's Ask Care Treat (ACT) model and aligns with broader collaborative communications efforts between the armed forces, Dept. of Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to promote the "Power of 1" concept. Project 1 Small ACT continues to focus on suicide prevention and stress management resources, messaging and guidance.
Navy Suicide Prevention Month and Efforts
Suicide Prevention Month is not just a 30-day blitz of suicide prevention efforts; it is the starting point for year-long conversations about how to be there for every Sailor, every day. It serves as a launchpad to reengage with topics that help promote a culture supportive of psychological health, emotional wellness, protective factors, connectedness and seeking help. This September, the Project 1 Small ACT campaign will continue to lead the charge for the Navy’s year-long suicide prevention efforts, fostering meaningful dialogue about psychological health, suicide, early intervention, recognizing risk and warning signs, lethal means safety, self-care, connection and more through its popular 1 Small ACT message.
1 Small Act Campaign Photo Gallery
Since 2015, the 1 Small ACT Photo Gallery has provided the opportunity to promote practical applications of the 1 Small Act campaign's primary message through “Small ACT Selfies” housed on the Project 1 Small ACT Flickr page (www.flickr.com/photos/navstress) and shared on Facebook (www.facebook.com/project1smallact). Participants can personalize their sign with an example of a Small ACT to be there for themselves (self-care), be there for others or describe what they are grateful for.
To Participate:
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Download and print the above Small ACT Selfie sign.
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Personalize it with an example of a Small ACT you can engage in to strengthen your psychological, physical and emotional health or a Small ACT to be there for others.
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Take a photo with your sign.
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Upload the photo to Facebook and tag #1SmallACT. Include the information below in your caption. You may also email your photo and the following information to suicideprevention@navy.mil.
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Photos will be rejected if they contain commercial endorsements, personal information including but not limited to addresses or phone numbers, content that may violate operations security, offensive or objectionable language or content.
Submission Tips:
- Print the sign in landscape mode for best results, in color if possible.
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Please be sure to write in LARGE PRINT using a bold marker so that your sign can be easily read across all platforms (desktop and mobile).
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Individuals or groups (units, commands, friends, families, etc.) may submit photo with individual signs or one sign representing a group commitment.
- Participation is open to service members, family members, DoD civilians and contractors, and members of the public. However, submissions may be subject to local public affairs or organization policies. Please obtain necessary permission before submitting, if required.
- Photos will be rejected if they contain commercial endorsements, personal information including but not limited to addresses or phone numbers, content that may violate operations security, offensive or objectionable language or content.