On Our Sleeves Media Center

The On Our Sleeves media relations team, supported by Nationwide Children’s Hospital, welcomes the opportunity to schedule interviews, locate expert spokespersons, forward news releases, provide up-to-date information and answer questions. It is our goal to assist the media with pediatric health information requests as promptly and efficiently as possible.

Call us at: (614) 355-0495

Email us at: OnOurSleevesMedia@NationwideChildrens.org

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On Our Sleeves News Releases

• GoNoodle Announces Strategic Partnership with On Our Sleeves®, the Movement for Children’s Mental Health - March 2021
  • Through the partnership, GoNoodle has launched a new channel on its platform, “All the Feels” that will include social-emotional learning videos for elementary-aged students.
• Local and Regional Partners Pledge their Support to On Our Sleeves® During Mental Health Awareness Month - April 2021
  • On Our Sleeves is powered by behavioral health experts at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and corporate partnerships help the movement pursue its goal of providing free mental health educational resources to every community in America and empower advocates of children’s mental health.
• Dayton Children’s joins the On Our Sleeves® Alliance to break stigmas around children’s mental health - April 2021
  • A health system On Our Sleeves Alliance member, Dayton Children’s seeks to provide additional mental health resources to its region.
• JOANN Joins On Our Sleeves® to Advance Child Mental Health Awareness through Creativity - May 2021
  • JOANN, the nation’s leader in sewing and fabrics, has joined the On Our Sleeves Alliance, and will lend its support to children’s mental health awareness across the country.
• On Our Sleeves Launches National Alliance for Children’s Mental Health With One Million Classrooms Project - May 2021
  • On Our Sleeves Alliance for Children’s Mental Health to provide mental health resources to one million classrooms across the U.S. by Oct. 10, 2021.
• On Our Sleeves Names Marti Bledsoe Post as Executive Director - September 2021
  • Post will lead strategy and operations for On Our Sleeves with the goal of ensuring every community in America has access to free, evidence-informed mental health resources to break stigmas and start conversations about building mental well-being for kids.

 

Press Kit Resources

The behavioral health experts at On Our Sleeves have compiled guidelines and infographics for use in your coverage of mental health issues among youths. Please contact the media relations team for additional information. 

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On Our Sleeves Infographics

50% of all lifetime mental illnesses start by age 14*
*National Institute of Mental Health

1 in 5 children has a significantly impairing mental disorder, yet less than half get the treatment they need*
*National Institute of Mental Health

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among persons aged 15 to 25 years*
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

One child psychiatrist is available for every 15,000 youths under 18*
*National Institute of Mental Health

Suicide rates in youth ...
"Basically, it's 9/11 happening every 18 months."
- John Ackerman, PhD, Center for Suicide Prevention & Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital