[ON HIATUS] Want to become a social soldier? Find out how here!
THIS TEAM IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS. CHECK OUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE.
Welcome everyone to the Social Soldiers subforum! We are very happy to have you here with us! This subforum will be a place to find updates on the project, as well as the cohort dates and events/challenges!
Why the Social Soldiers project?
Well, Im glad you asked! Cadence and Laura awesome responses describe it perfectly
‘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.
‘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!
What are Social Soldiers?
Social Soldiers are awesome individuals who spread the word of 7 Cups and guide people to the right support, on 7cups social media. We use our referral links when referring people to the site. Their purpose is not just to refer people to 7 Cups where they can get someone to talk to them that truly cares, but to spread the message of 7 Cups. As of right now, we use Twitter and Tumblr, we search through hashtags relating to 7 Cups and mental health to look for people in need, and respond to them.
Who can be a Social Soldier?
Listeners! Any listener thats interested in using social media to reach out to those in need using kind and empathetic messages should definitely apply for the team.
What isnt a Social Soldier?
✗ Someone who shares their own personal social media with other members or listeners.
✗ Someone who exchanges unauthorized messages with those they are reaching out to.
✗ Someone who has pictures and/or content on their 7 Cups related profiles that could reflect poorly on 7 Cups of Tea or its listeners. Content such as inappropriate pictures, language, lyrics, links to websites. (ie sexually suggestive, violent, or harmful in any way.)
✗ Someone who creates unauthorised 7cups related social media.
✗ Someone who does not follow the social soldiers team guidelines
How do I get involved?
Read through this post to understand the process, you can find then read the manuals (Twitter / Tumblr) and the guidelines too.
Then you can apply here for Twitter for Tumblr.
(Applications open on the 25th of every month!)
Some previously asked questions:
What is a referral Link? Where can I find it?
Referral links are links that you can use to spread 7cups and can be found on your listener dashboard: 7cups.com/listener, it links right back to the 7cups.com but everyone has a unique one. Every time someone uses your link you get a referral click You can track those here https://www.7cups.com/listener/myImpact.php. You can find your personal referral link on the bottom left corner of the progress path on the site, and it can be found on the app by going to the Path screen, pressing on the globe, and then pressing the envelope button on the bottom right corner.
Can we share our referral links on our personal social media?
Yes, you definitely can, but dont share your personal social media handles with people on this site.
I want to join but on a different social media platform, how do I do that?
Right now we are only doing Twitter and Tumblr, but I am always open to trying different platforms if we have enough interest from the community and someone who is willing to help lead that social medias team. If you have one in mind, PM me! We can discuss it, and if its a social media platform that would work, we can do a poll with the community.
Im a member and I want to join the team, how do I do that?
We trialled a member track in the past and it didnt have a great turn out, so members can no longer join the social soldiers' team. However we are putting events into place that allow members to get involved without joining the team, we have done this in the past with the Tumblr Writers club and Twitter takeovers.
Project Leadership
@ArwaS - Project Leader
@Erato - Twitter Team Leader
@Yendi - Tumblr Team Leader
@Kate - Admin Overseer
Find 7Cups on social media here - Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter.
This post was greatly influenced by cadences original social soldiers post.
It's a shame this project is postponed (temporarily or however long) because it's an important issue.
More people should know about this community
best platform, i used to use it in high school
Yes I like it
7 Cups is amazing!
This is a wonderful community.
I recently became aware of struggle of patients seeking mental health around the world. The very notion to sought after it surrounded by countless stigma. Not to mention the difficulties of medical proceedings and access to verified medication.
I don't know how a person can treat another person differently when at one or another everybody needs and as a principle should sign up for psychiactric check-up. Our brain is a machine we use to the point of abusing it. Psychological check-up should be mandatory part of other routine check-ups.
It will not only help in removing the stigma surrounding it. But it may play a major role in decline in crime, divorce, suicides and even physical ailements rates.
It is not enough just to remove the stigma but it has to be made a normal part of everyday life. We need so little about psychology, we need more doctors, more researchers and more MDs in this particular field. We need to discourage corporations profeteering and banking unjustified margins taking advantage of innocent patients.
We need to introduce better peer support for families and relations of people fighting against it. One way of doing all that is by being a listener on 7 cups. Just by listening withouy judgement, just by making a person in distress smile and just by understanding others and being understood. Makes a difference between life and death.
We often hear news about people who seem all happy and care free on the outside. But sometimes before anyone realizes it is too late to help them. It's great that 7 cups gives voice to all and offer support to everyone without discrimination. Because the value of each and every human life is infinite.
And to be able to contribute to that is a feeling that's difficult to put in words. All it takes is a good deed to change the world and it takes to save it is one good person.
Love and Peace ❣️
@ColorfulGracie I believe that mental health check ups should be included with regular health checkups! I wonder how that could be established? Instead of going to 2 places it would be easier if a person only had to go to one place, like if mental health counselors could be located inside the medical doctors offices!
It's a great place to be! 
This is a great place and I'm glad to see it thriving - everyone here provides a valuable service and each of you should give yourselfs a pat on the back.
Such a supportive network of wonderful human beings looking to help others!