Anyone can be a Social Soldier! Find out more here!~ (OLD THREAD)
Welcome to the official forum thread for the Social Soldiers! Im glad youre here; youre amazing, and Im glad youre part of the community.
Introduction
The Social Soldiers project was created with the intent on eliminating the stigma that comes along with mental illness on social media, guiding those who are depressed/having a hard time/need someone to talk to right here to 7CupsOfTea. As Laura explained in her lovely thread right here, we need to be here for people who may feel as though they have no other place to turn.
What are Social Soldiers?
Social Soldiers are people that use 7Cups-designated social media to guide people in the right direction, hopefully leading them to the site where they can talk to someone who truly cares. They use the handles Twitter, Reddit and/or Tumblr, and check the tags for depression, or self harm, or anything along those lines.
Who can be a Social Soldier?
Anyone! Thats the beauty of this project; literally anyone can get involved with it.
What isnt a Social Soldier?
Sharing your own personal social media with other members/listeners.
Someone that shares their personal social media in this thread.
Just to debunk a question that may be asked, you can totally share your referral link on your personal social media handles, however we do ask that you dont share your personal social media handle here. If you have a big following on Twitter, and youd rather use your personal account to spread the word, thats totally okay, just do not share with other members/listeners your personal account. If you have any questions on this, feel free to PM me.
How to get involved?
Read through our post on the new team, to understand the changes a little more as well as to find the links to apply.
Project Leadership
@ArwaS - Project Leader
@Erato - Twitter Team Leader
@Yendi - Tumblr Team Leader
Find 7 Cups on social media here - Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest
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Really feeling great about joining 7Cups and becoming a listener. It has helped me immensely, just in the course of a few weeks. Looking forward to spreading the word and keeping this journey moving.
@PathToEnlightenment
Glad to have you here and wish you continued happiness <3
It is very nice to help people around the world, I love 7cups
Everyone can read about Social Soldiers on this first post here: Anyone Can be a Social Soldier. Then, to sign up for one (or more) of the teams, you can fill out this form: Social Soldiers Signup.
This is a great idea to get the word out. I am keen and will report back once I work out how to set up a Reddit and/or Twitter account. I have Facebook so will share on that forum and I have already talked to the co ordinator of my Mum's group to ask if we can do a little presentation at our meeting one week. I'm onto it :)
@Beezey
Have you considered joining Social Soldiers?
This is absolutely great. I am glad to be a social soldier now. I post the link on my twitter now and then, and the given tags are super helpful, thanks to @Laura and team, to find those in need. Great initiative! :D
Going to try out again for a Peer Support Badge tomorrow
This is just a great idea^^
Hi. Like so many really enjoying being a listener and being part of this site. Don't really have much on social media at moment. But will spread the word as much as I can.
Thanks
I only use twitter as social media account, and even then I set it as private. Not really sure how the message looks on private settings, but going to spread the word for sure!
Sounds like a good thing
