Carol
#DearFutureMe
on SAMHSA’s YouTube Channel
Videos
The 2018 promotional video, “Dear Future Me,”
featured characters sharing words of wisdom
with their future selves: prevention works,
and their older, healthy self is proof that the
investment made in their younger years paid
off. Each character represented a different
prevention topic across the many demographics
addressed as part of NPW. The video has
been viewed nearly 6,000 times on SAMHSA’s
YouTube channel.
To amplify the use and applicability of the promo
video this year, five social media-optimized
videos were developed from the full-length
promo video, with each video representing
one character’s complete story. These shorter
videos aligned with each of the daily NPW
themes and gave prevention organizations a
way to customize the NPW message to fit their
community’s needs. Combined, these shorter
clips were viewed on SAMHSA’s YouTube
channel more than 4,000 times.
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2018 OUTCOMES REPORT
Casey Glen
Sara Ryan
CAROL Promotion of Mental Health and Wellness and Prevention of Suicide
CASEY Prevention of Underage Drinking an Alcohol Misuse
GLEN Prevention of Prescription & Opioid Drug Misuse
SARA Prevention of Illicit Drug Use & Youth Marijuana Use
RYAN Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use