A guide for developing an awareness program for youth

COMMUNITY GUIDE A guide for developing an awareness program for youth

Talking about Mental Illness: A guide for developing an awareness program for youth Community Guide isbn 0-88868-405-3 Printed in Canada Copyright ? 2001 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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Cover illustration: Karine McDonald

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PREFACE

This guide contains all of the information, support and tools that community members need to implement "Talking About Mental Illness" in their community -- an awareness program proven to be effective in bringing about positive change in young people's knowledge about mental illness, and in reducing stigma that surrounds mental illness.

The program brings together local community partners, including youth; people with mental illnesses and their family members; clinicians; teachers; and mental health and other agency representatives. Together, they develop and organize an educational awareness program hosted by local secondary schools.

The program provides secondary school students with the opportunity to hear the stories of community members who have experienced mental illness. The program also provides information about local mental health-related resources that provide support and help to youth coping with their own or a family member or friend's mental illness.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The support, creative thinking and hard work of a number of people made the development of this guide possible. It was produced jointly by the following program partners: the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the Canadian Mental Health Association, (Ontario Division), and the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario.

From the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: Barbara Steep, Project Manager Catherine Willinsky Rozsa Guylay Cindy Smythe Rhonda Mauricette Andrea Stevens Lavigne H?l?ne Philbin-Wilkinson Janice Cole Trevor Wereley Nadia Zurba Lena Coppola Marty McLeod

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Talking about Mental Illness: A Guide for Developing an Awareness Program for Youth

From the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division Allen Flaming

From the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario Eric Jonasson Joan Bassett In each of the three communities that took part in the program, a number of organizations and individuals worked together to bring the program to life. Their enthusiasm and energy contributed to the program's positive impact on all those who participated. We have acknowledged them here in the manner they requested:

From North Bay Canadian Mental Health Association (cmha, Nipissing Regional Branch) Mood Disorders Association of Ontario, Depressive and Manic Depressive Support of North Bay Claude Ranger Mental Health Clinic, Outpatient Clinic of North Bay Psychiatric Hospital Nipissing Community Housing Initiatives, Flex Support Program North Bay and District Adult Community Mental Health, Case Management Program Consumers/Survivors of North Bay St. Joseph's -- Scollard Hall Catholic Secondary School Chippewa Secondary School

From Kingston

Organizers Sandra Schentag, Mood Disorders Association of Kingston Bill McKeough, Canadian Mental Health Association, Kingston Branch Marianne Peterson, Family Resource Centre

Presenters Doug, Claudine, Eleanor, Grace, Andrea, Ann, Mary, Christina and Jennifer

From Hamilton

Organizers Janice Duda-Kosar and Karen Ward, Canadian Mental Health Association -- Hamilton Branch Mark Davies, Mental Health Rights Coalition Gale Melligan, Hamilton Chapter, Schizophrenia Society of Ontario Brian Leckie, Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital, Education Services

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