Buddy Up is about helping buddies but it’s important to take care of ourselves, too. Building ‘strength’ and resilience is key. Building strength within helps us work through emotions, relieve stress, and remember to simply enjoy life. Whichever aspect of your health you’re choosing to strengthen – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual – take this week to focus on that.
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Read our Power Up blog to learn more about building resilience.
Power Up: Strengthen Your Body and Mind challenge completed.
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Some of our most authentic conversations and deepest connections happen while we’re working with others. This week, work on a project with a buddy. While you’re working, you might ask how they’re really doing, or you might just have a good time working together. Either way, spending time together can deepen connections.
How to participate
Build Up: Work on a Project challenge completed.
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Kindness drives connection – this week, do something thoughtful for a buddy or for others in your life. This is a tangible way to show them you care and that you’re there for them when they need you.
How to participate:
Do something thoughtful. Here are some ideas:
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Kindness and connection are life-saving.
Research has found that those who received “caring letters” following a suicide attempt were less likely to re-attempt than those who did not. A seemingly small gesture of connection can be life saving.
Lift Up: Acts of Kindness challenge completed.
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Buddy Up month is here! Join us in promoting authentic conversations among men and their buddies and raising awareness for the issue of men and suicide. There are lots of ways to get involved!
Complete as many activities from the June Challenge Card as you can to promote mental wellbeing and drive connection throughout June!
You don’t need to be a Champion to participate in Buddy Up month – everyone is welcome! But if you’d like to order free Buddy Up swag including wallet cards, air fresheners, posters, and stickers, sign up to become a Champion today. There are no minimum expectations.
Order your free swag to share the message that men’s suicide can be prevented. We have stickers, air fresheners, character posters, infographic posters, toolkits and wallet cards.
A special thanks to all of the funders of the Buddy Up campaign and to lead funder Viewpoint Foundation.
Explore more ways to be involved and spread awareness by becoming a Champion.
Buddy Up June Challenge challenge completed.
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All Buddy Up Champions get free swag to promote the campaign – and you can always order more! It’s a great way to promote men’s suicide prevention. Put an air freshener in your car, a sticker on your hardhat, a toolkit on your desk or a wallet card in your back pocket to start the conversation about men’s suicide prevention.
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Order Swag activity completed.
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Do something active with a buddy; it’s a great way to connect and, if you’re not breathing too hard, start a meaningful conversation by asking how they’re doing.
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Exercise activity completed.
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Volunteer with a buddy or a group for a feel-good activity that drives connection and helps others.
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Volunteer activity completed.
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Promote Buddy Up during an event you’re already part of. Suicide prevention involves us all and community conversations help erode stigma.
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Incorporate Buddy Up Into an Event activity completed.
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Share the Buddy Up campaign and encourage others you know to become Champions by signing up at buddyup.ca.
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Recruit a New Champion activity completed.
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Learning about men’s suicide and its prevention can help you in your role as a Champion. Find out more about what contributes to suicide, how to talk to people considering it and how we work together to prevent it.
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Learn About Suicide Prevention activity completed.
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Hosting a games night is a great way to bring people together to connect and have fun!
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Host a Games Night activity completed.
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Learn a new skill with a buddy. Strengthen your relationship with a new challenge together. Connect and ask how they’re really doing.
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Learn a New Skill activity completed.
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