Recoverly organisation toolkit
Awareness campaign kit: when to speak and what to send
Small, kind, regular messages work better than one big warning. Pick a moment from the calendar, send a message, and put up a poster.
Calendar of higher-risk moments
- New academic year / freshers' week: New freedom and peer pressure. Use the orientation outline and put posters in hostels.
- Festivals and celebrations (Holi, Diwali, New Year, weddings): Drinking rises and so does drink-driving. Send the 'plan your night' message a few days before.
- Long weekends and match nights: Plan the ride home and the next morning. Share the safe-travel message.
- Pay day and month end: Money stress and spending. Share the 'no judgement, just a number to call' message.
- Dry-month moments (January, or your own): Invite people to try a drink-free month. Remind them that heavy drinkers should see a doctor before stopping suddenly.
- Exam and appraisal seasons: Stress is a common trigger. Share the 'stress and a drink' message.
Ready-to-send messages
Copy, then paste into WhatsApp, email or a noticeboard. Add your programme code if you have one. Never name or single out anyone.
Plan your night
A celebration coming up? Decide before you go: how much, who is driving, how you get home. If you want a private place to plan, Recoverly is free and your organisation cannot see who uses it: https://recoverly.co.in
Safe travel
Never drive after drinking. Book a cab or ask a sober friend before the event, not during it. If you or someone near you is in danger, call 112.
Stress and a drink
Stress can make a drink look like the answer. If you want to cut down, you do not have to do it alone. Recoverly is free, private and in your language: https://recoverly.co.in. For someone to talk to, Tele-MANAS 14416 is free at any hour.
No judgement
Thinking about drinking less, or worried about someone? No judgement here. Free and private support: https://recoverly.co.in. Free helpline, any hour: Tele-MANAS 14416.
Dry-month invitation
Fancy a drink-free month? Try it and see how you feel. If you drink heavily, speak to a doctor first, because stopping suddenly can be dangerous. Free, private support: https://recoverly.co.in
For managers
Worried about a colleague? You do not need to be an expert. Describe what you have seen, listen, and point to help. A short guide: https://recoverly.co.in/partners/toolkit/manager-guide
Tips
- Send at a calm time of day, and from a person people trust, not from an anonymous account.
- Do not make it compulsory and do not ask who has joined: you cannot see that, by design.
- Pair each message with a poster: use the poster maker to add your own programme code.