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Bell Let's Talk

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"Thank you Canada! Your actions on Bell Let's Talk Day will have a Big Impact! Thanks to your support over $86.5 million has been committed to mental health initiative with a goal to donate at least $100 million by 2020." Join us during these events to raise awareness towards Mental Health issues!

Places to Visit for Help

There's many places out there for people to visit and or stay. These places are here to help people battling or dealing with mental health problems. Quebec: -  https://www.santemontreal.qc.ca/en/public/health-a-z/mental-health/ - www.helpforanxietydepression.com/ Ontario: - http://stellasplace.ca/ -  http://www.fameforfamilies.com/contact-2/ -  www.cmhagrb.on.ca British Columbia: -   www.heretohelp.bc.ca -  www.edgewood.ca Canada: -  www.camh.ca/ -  www.homewoodhealth.com/health-centre -   www.theroyal.ca › Mental Health Care -  https://www.stjoes.ca/health-services/mental-health-addiction-services/mental-health-services/anxiety-treatment-research-clinic-atrc-/definitions-and-useful-links/anxiety-disorders-treatment-centres-in-canada-the-united-states

Mental Health Helpline

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If you need help, don't be afraid to call! We're not here to judge you, we're here to help you! ** If you're in a crisis, please go to your local hospital or call 911 immediately.** For youth: Kids help phone knows the importance of a good talk. For adults: CMHA provides a wide host of tailored services and supports to aid those experiencing mental illness, along with the families. The organization's main purpose is to provide those suffering with adequate tools to develop on a personal level while leading a meaningful and productive lifestyle. 

Short Clip: What's so funny about mental health?

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What's so funny about mental health?  TedTalk Ruby Wax
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Stop stigmatizing mental heal disorders
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Size doesn't matter, you're beautiful just the way you are

“Media’s choice of images to depict stories about mental health can be isolating”

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The article “Media’s choice of images to depict stories about mental health can be isolating” by Serina Sandhu discusses the issues reflecting the way mental health is displayed in mass media. As mental health issues do not only affect women, this articles respectfully discusses mental health problems surrounding the lives of men. According to Sandhu, an organization titled ‘The Calm Photography Movement’ will be having an exhibition to raise funds and awareness to prevent male suicide for the “Campaign against Living Miserably.” The author wanted to capture mental health through photographs that actually depict a person’s story rather than the typical commercial photographs made by companies. The Campaign against Living Miserably is hoping to finally put an end to stigma. The photographs shown in this exhibition, allows the viewers to question themselves which is what the purpose of some of the photographs are for. Changing my Mental State by Dean Mitchell Source:  https://in

“Paris Jackson warns 13 Reasons Why is 'extremely triggering' years after her own suicide bid - as mental health officials urge teens to AVOID the show”

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The article “Paris Jackson warns 13 Reasons Why is 'extremely triggering' years after her own suicide bid - as mental health officials urge teens to AVOID the show ,” Mia de Graaf discusses the issues of the new Netflix series labelled “13 Reasons Why” and it’s representation of depression towards the youth. De Graaf mentions the show as being harmful to the minds of youth who are experiencing a similar king of difficulty in their lives. The show has been categorized as not being watched due to the high impact of depression and suicide on children’s lifestyles. As this show is rated 17+ on Netflix, Paris Jackson states that children should not watch it without parental guidance or not at all. Censors of the show claim that depression and mental disorders are key points to understanding the meaning of suicide however, this is rarely mentioned throughout the first season on the show. Furthermore, the main character, Hannah, sends an underlying dangerous message towards the viewe

Newsactivism: Multimedia Final Project

My task for this final post was to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke foundation in order to increase awareness towards physical and mental health. Throughout the whole semester my focus has been on the different aspects of mental health. In order to find new and creative ways to show the truth of mental health issues, I have found 2 sources of current events that have occurred within the last month. The first article that will be discussed will be surrounding the show “13 Reasons Why” and secondly, how society should change their representation of mental illnesses within photographs and mass media. Furthermore, for the multimedia aspect of the project, I created a slideshow/video to illustrate the stigma against mental health problems. Accordingly, the connection between the news articles and the volunteer work conducted was to raise responsiveness towards the serious mental health issues people can have.