National Self-Injury Awareness Day

March 1, 2002

Assembling Press Kits

Press kits are a convenient, professional way to get all of the information about NSIAD to your local media. Find out the names of the health reporters/editors at local TV stations and newspapers, and send them kits.

To make a professional-looking press kit, you'll need:

• A two-pocket folder (one that is not designed to hold filler paper -- no tabs in the middle)
• copies of:
  • the press release
  • the fact sheet
  • the list of myths
  • the Bill of Rights for People who Self-harm
  • a contact list for your area (see your coordinator)
  • the list of strategies for stopping
  • the quotes from people who self-harm regarding treatment in emergency rooms
  • the brochure

To assemble:

• In the right pocket, put:
  • the contact list
  • the fact sheet on top of the contact List
  • the press release on top of the fact sheet
• In the left pocket, put:
  • the quotes from people who self harm
  • the strategies for stopping on top of the quotes
  • the bill of rights on top of the strategies
  • the brochure on top of the bill of rights
• If your folders are the type with a business card pocket or slots and you've decided to make business cards, put your card in it; otherwise just staple it to the left pocket.

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