chabot college november 10, 2016
TRANSCRIPT
Here’s the Plan
I. Quick introduction
II. Set the stage together
III. Watch short films & discuss them
IV. Make it personal with our panel
Brought to you by
• Monthly short film competition
• Campus workshops
• Global community (blog, IG, Twitter, FB)
• Mental Health Services Act (2004)
• 1% tax on people earning >$1m/year
• 25% to prevention and early intervention
Heads Up
• Mental health is personal - YOU are theexpert of your own experience.
• This is a public space - not therapy.
• We’re here for connection, questions and
creating change!
• Films might trigger big emotions - that’s OK!
• Please ask for help if you need support.
Some movies that show mental illness:
-Train Spotting -Silver Linings Playbook-Radio - One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest-Forest Gump-What’s Eating Gilbert Grape-Girl Interrupted-Joy Luck Club-Beautiful Mind -Flowers for Algernon
Characters with mental illness are portrayed as:
Out of controlCrazyDepressedBipolarUnstableWithdrawnAlcoholic
What is mental illness?
Emotionally damagedBeing sick in the headUniqueUnaware (because you don’t understand)
Mental health vs. mental illness?
Overall health/challenged mentally on a day to day basis
How often you feel sad or happy
What is stigma?
Don’t air you dirty laundryWorried about what they will think of her
Fearing judgementBeing shut down
What did you think… feel… learn?
ThoughtsWish that everyone that had MI had a family like his. And questions medication.
Feelings New InsightsThinking back to brother of friend with diagnosis and have more insight about that experience.
In groups of three
• What did you think?
• What did you feel?
• What have you learned?
• What will you do?
Meet the Panel
• Shavonne Muth - Chabot College Student• Colleen McHugh - Chabot College Student• Julian Leus - Chabot College Student• Adriana Ambeguia - Chabot College Student• Katie Messina - Counselor/Instructor in the
Counseling Division, Chabot College• Michelle Blade - De Anza College Student,
Santa Clara County Mental Health• Gilbert Pizano - Program Coordinator, PEERS
AWI Ambassadors
• You’re invited! Continue the conversation, be a leader!
• Join the AWI Ambassadors FB group and connect with students across North America:www.facebook.com/groups/awiambassadors/
• Blog, be a juror for the film competition, run campaigns, and much more!
Thank you for coming!
• Contact us:
–Follow us!
–Submit a film!
http://www.artwithimpact.org/contest