Red River College - M4MH - 11.16.22 - Presentation.pdf
- 2. Alondra Umaña, (they/she) Alondra is a Queer youth of Salvadoran decent whose values of intersectionality and trauma-informed care drive their interest in mental health and interpersonal violence response. They are currently completing their BA in Criminology from the University of Alberta, with the ultimate goal of applying systems knowledge to future work as a therapist supporting racialized and gender-marginalized communities.
- 3. ● Campus workshops ● Monthly short film competition ● Short film production grants ● Global community
- 4. ● Setting the scene together ● Watch and discuss films, connect our minds and bodies ● Panel of students and resources ● Evaluation (and a chance to enter to win $25!) ● Mingle / Q&A #Movies4MentalHealth
- 5. ● Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert on your own experience ● This is a public, shared space ● Some photos will be taken from the back and during the panel - please let us know if you are not comfortable with that ● Please take care of yourself and others however you need, including asking for help #Movies4MentalHealth
- 6. In Just a Few Words... What has self-care been looking like for you these days? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Tea and warm drinks ● Getting to sleep on time ● Leave work at work ● Winter :(---> Cozyness :)
- 8. Mental illness Mental wellness MENTAL HEALTH
- 9. Some movies and TV shows that show mental illness… #Movies4MentalHealth ● Revolutionary Girl Utena ● Inside Out :))))) ● Homeland (complex depiction) ● The Shining, Kubrick ● Shameless
- 10. #Movies4MentalHealth Characters with mental illness are portrayed as… ● Dependant on medication -Medication is a Magic bullet -Medication as sole treatment -Medication as dramatic plot device -Outcasts -Unpredictable/ Dangerous -One dimensional =Unreliable / Childish
- 11. MH Across Cultures Across different cultures and languages, people talk about and explore mental health in multiple ways. In just a few words, please share: How have you experienced the concept of "mental health" within your own cultural communities? ● -Unproductive / Don’t want to work ● -Weak ● -Lazy ● =Victim (people need to do things for you) ● -Untrustworthy ● Dependence
- 12. What is Stigma? A judgment or stereotype that is: ● Always negative ● Always untrue ● Can be internalized
- 13. A Short Film About Anxiety By Lily Rose Thomas and Stephen Isaac-Wilson AWI Winner, July 2018 CONTENT HEADS UP descriptions of anxiety, intense sounds, flashing lights
- 14. IN PAIRS... What did you think? How did you feel? #Movies4MentalHealth
- 15. SHARE WITH US: What did you think? How did you feel? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Relatable ● Cycle of silence: expecting people to have answers about own condition before asking for help ● Feeling less able to deal with stress- ● Minimizing or dismissing experience (“you’re just being dramatic”/ “you’re too much”).
- 16. How does stigma feel? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Unfair ● Powerless ● Isolating ● Cripling
- 17. What makes it difficult to reach out for help? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Ainticipating Shame ● Feeling isolated ● Feeling “stuck” ● The stigma is an obstacle ● Not Knowing how to ask for help
- 19. Self Reflection How was this breathing exercise for you? #Movies4MentalHealth
- 20. The Opioid of Genocide By Georgina Lightning Voices With Impact 2019 CONTENT HEADS UP discussion of suicide, substance use, racism, interngenerational trauma
- 21. #Movies4MentalHealth IN PAIRS... What did you think? How did you feel?
- 22. #Movies4MentalHealth SHARE WITH US: What did you think? How did you feel? ● Feeling Moved (Hearing from people who were close to the person) ● Unfair ● Anger, considering cost of lost culture ● Long legacies of colonialism
- 23. Let’s go deeper… #Movies4MentalHealth ● Consider role of “ordinary people” in supporting mental health ● Connection to spirituality, appreciation of people, structures, norms to make connections
- 24. Grounding Moment
- 25. Self Reflection How was this grounding exercise for you? #Movies4MentalHealth
- 26. Shift By Chen Sing Yap AWI Winner, August 2022 Content heads up: depiction of isolation, living in car, separation from family due to covid-19
- 27. #Movies4MentalHealth Self Reflection Where did you experience this in your body?
- 28. #Movies4MentalHealth What are your impressions? ● Relatable ● Timelessness (being brought back to that time, recognizing ongoing situation) ● Strong representation of people’s experiences of crisis.
- 29. #Movies4MentalHealth How can we support ourselves and others? ● Stigma Bad ● Slow Down, notice assumptions. ● Be present in own experience ● Breathe ● Communicate better ● Seek out connections ○ Seek Out community
- 30. Round of applause for our panel! #Movies4MentalHealth
- 31. bit.ly/awi-cc Exclusive community events and spaces Arts-based discussion trainings Interview and discussion opportunities Weekly art + wellness prompts Scan the QR code to learn more!
- 32. Teddy Lands (she/they) Red River College Polytechnic Student Brenda Eames (she/her) Counsellor, Student Counselling Services, Red River College Polytechnic Jaymie-Lou Sorro Counsellor & Coordinator, Klinic Community Health Centre
- 33. #Movies4MentalHealth Please fill out the evaluation! You can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift! If you are receiving credit for attending this workshop, at the end of the evaluation, you’ll be prompted to add your information to a sign-in sheet. Evaluation responses will remain separate and anonymous. @artwithimpact | [email protected] bi.ly/RCC-eval-16
- 34. #Movies4MentalHealth Ask a question or share a thought!
- 35. #Movies4MentalHealth Stay in touch! Get it touch with us to: ● Sign up for Continued Connections ● Submit a film about mental health to our monthly competition ● Volunteer to share at a “My Mental Health Story” event @artwithimpact [email protected] Evaluation bi.ly/RCC-eval-16