• Portage County will have a certified QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Gatekeeper trainer within each of the following settings: major businesses, university, clergy, aging department, school districts, coaches, health care.
• 8  community organizations or institutions will participate in a QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Gatekeeper training. 

• A standard awareness tool for depression and a listing of referral sources for screening will be available for Portage County residents.
• Individuals and providers from the following community sectors will utilize a standard awareness tool for depression: bartenders, clergy, teachers, coaches, physicians and allied health professionals, AODA counselors, school nurses, home visitors, public health nurses, parents of adolescents and young adults, law enforcement, caregivers; providers and employers working in the area of nutrition and physical activity, and providers serving low income families/individuals (e.g., WIC, Salvation Army, Housing Authority, Income Maintenance, Food Pantries, Check-in-Cash)
• Portage County will have three certified QPR Gatekeeper trainers available to do community-wide training.
• 90 percent of individuals who participate in a QPR Gatekeeper training will be knowledgeable of who needs to be referred, how to refer, and be confident to act.

• Develop social marketing strategies to reduce the stigma associated with seeking mental health services. Target educational messages to specific groups at increase risk: adolescents, working adults, adult males, pregnant women, parents of adolescents and young adults, older adults and caregivers.
• Research available awareness tools for depression and select one or more to be utilized in Portage County.
• Explore methods for distributing a standard awareness tool for depression among various community sectors (e.g., web based, flyers, and news media).
• Educate the general public on the physical and emotional aspects of depression and links to alcohol and other drugs use, overweight/obesity, chronic diseases and everyday stressors.
• Inventory and outreach to community sectors targeted for awareness training.
• Outreach to existing groups to sponsor “brown bag” or educational sessions on mental health, such as Leadership Luncheon Series, Council on Community Services and civic organizations.
• Outreach to the Portage County Business Council to promote brown bag series or similar educational events in work sites.
• Assess resource materials on mental health available in public and school libraries.
• Post information on mental health services on community agencies and organizations web sites.
• Link activities to community efforts addressing overweight and lack of physical activity, and alcohol abuse.