Introducing Team Lightship!
Good news! Social Soldiers team is being revamped as Project Lightship with the changes in how it will work. <3
πΎ Click to check 2022 updated requirements
What is project lightship and what is its objective?
Project Lightship is the revival of Social Soldiers team which 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 7Cups.
As the previous project leaders stated:
Our goal is to combat mental health stigma by going out and finding those who need us the most and bringing them to our safe haven. In accomplishing this goal, we will simultaneously combat stigma head on and take a stance that it is not only okay to get support when you need it, its a healthy and wonderful thing to do for yourself!
We are currently starting the lightship team with twitter and have one track you can contribute in:
Reaching out to 20 people letting them know about the 7cups through the twitter account & making 5 mental health-related posts raising awareness about it
You are welcome to contribute more, those are the minimum requirements to fulfil every month.
Who can join the Lightship Team?
Both listeners and members who meet the requirements can join the team. (Yes, teens can join the team too, yay!)
What are the requirements to join the team?
For the listener,
1+ month as a listener
Verified Listener
Listener Oath
For the member,
1+ month as a member
Member Oath
Both listeners and members will be required to sign the guidelines form(Linked to application) agreeing to follow the guidelines of the team and 7cups. Any violations in guidelines will be taken seriously & result in behaviour points. (Learn more about how behavior points HERE)
What are the guidelines of the team?
Once someone has reached out to you about your application and has given you approval, it is your responsibility to make your own Twitter account, with your 7 Cups handle name (eg rebecca947=@rebecca7Cups).
Please send your login credentials to the lightship email thelightshipteam@gmail.com prior to beginning your month.
Lightship Team's social media accounts should not be used for personal use.
The account is created for spreading 7cups which means we are using them to spread support and awareness, on these accounts you should only follow lighthearted accounts, 7 Cups approved Lightship accounts and other mental health-related accounts.
Please turn off the public DMing feature on your Team Lightship's account.
Please ensure your account is set to public.
Please do not follow/interact with Listeners/Members on their personal social media accounts or unapproved Lightship Team accounts.
You are to represent yourself as a trained active listener and not a mental health professional, crisis counsellor or paid employee of 7 Cups.
If you chose to leave the Lightship Team, it is your responsibility to deactivate your account entirely.
If you agree to the mentioned guidelines above and meet the requirements to join the team, you can fill up THIS(Click me) form. After it, someone from the team will reach out to you to let you know if your application has been approved and to help with setting up the social media account.
If you have any queries regarding it, feel free to reach out to @DreamTouch or @ouiCherie
*edited by forum mentor @rebecca947 to edit coleads and add additional information*
Hi! I will for sure apply to join, when mentioning 7 cups on twitter, will I be able to use my personal link?
Super excited for this one! ππ
@River
Thanks so much for sharing these details. I recently applied for Project Lightship. When should I expect to hear back about my application?
Id love to help!
@River
Just applied!! I love this idea and can't wait to see where it goes <3
@River i like this idea tho my parents don't want me to have soical media, also how do u change ur name???
lol
This sounds interesting but I want to make sure I have fully understood certain points.
1. Please clarify exactly what you mean by "Reaching out to 20 people letting them know about the 7cups through the twitter account "
Does this mean replying to 20 people who have posted about struggling with mental health with a note about getting help on this site? Can I have some examples of what reaching out to 20 people looks like?
2. I'd also like to see some examples of what "5 mental health-related posts raising awareness about it" would be. Does this mean things like links to youtube videos about depression, anxiety, etc? A personal experience? (i.e. "To me depression feels like drowning in a fog that will never lift but eventually it does, but sometimes I need support such as a 7cups listener to escape the fog"). Info graphic/Links to organizations such as NAMI?
3. We are not supposed to create a twitter account yet, correct? If we fill out the application someone will message us with instructions on when to create a 7cups specific twitter profile.
In regards to who we can follow on the twitter acount we make for use in this project, are we able ot use our personal disgression? It says we can follow "lighthearted accounts" as well as mental health-related accounts and other accounts from the project. For lighthearted accounts can that be things like celebrities and humor or even brand accounts (with disgression based on the type of content these accounts post of course, sticking to accounts who use mostly non-controversial, fairly clean content that does not shame mental health issues)?
4. What is the policy on retweeting? With or without added comments? Is it encouraged to retweet posts from @7cups, various organizations such as NAMI, etc. and any other accounts we are allowed to follow?
I do have a personal twitter I use a little and several years back have had the responsibility for tweeting under a bussiness account but it has been a while since I have very active on Twitter so will need to refresh myself on the ins and outs of the platform.
Hi @BlueTurtle5
Thank you for your questions π I noticed you have started doing on Twitter with your 7Cups account :)
β Reaching out to 20 people that you would like to introduce our community. We know life can be tough and 7Cups can be a great additional support system.
β As long as it is for a good cause within mental health support topics, retweeting would be great.
β With or without added comment is fine. However, without added comment will have a significant impact if you already have a great number of followers. More tips will be shared with the team.
Looking forward to having you joined us! π
How do I apply? I have been having trouble with referral clicks for my internship so I need some help lmao :)
@River Thank you for the valuable information
@proudSunrise4116 looking forward to have you join us π
I would be interested in this ever expanded to Facebook or Instagram.
@resourcefulPond1641
Well noted. will let you know if we're ready to expand π