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TAMI Summit 2008. Now is the time for change…. What will you do differently as an individual after being part of the summit today?. What does STIGMA look like in your school now?. How is your school dealing with STIGMA?. Has your school had the T.A.M.I. project in their classrooms?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
TAMI Summit 2008
Now is the time for change…
What does STIGMA look like in your school now?
How is your school dealing with STIGMA?
What will you do differently as an individual after being part of the summit today?
Has your school had the T.A.M.I. project in their classrooms?
This is a great place to start.See about booking one for your school.
Welcome to the new…
•To build on the work of today’s Summit
•Assist students with their plansTo reduce stigma.
Gather together interested people who can assist you with your plan to Stomp out Stigma. Start with those who attended the Summit and have them talk it up amongst their friends. You will also need the support of a school administrator and/or teacher who can act as your champion within the school.
Step One:
Step Two:
Call your first meeting. Send out notices, put it on the announcements and let everyone know where and when it is. How about inviting a member of the T.A.M.I. Coalition out to help you get started? Contact Whitby Mental Health Centre at 905-668-5881 ext. 6014 or [email protected] to be connected to a coalition representative. Don’t forget to take notes and let people know what it is they are expected to do.(See sample Meeting Notes) Plan the rest of your meetings dates and times now so that people can put it in their agendas.
Step Three:
Spend some time making an action plan. Look at the activities that have been suggested, think up your own, be creative and have fun. (see blank Activity Page) Try and get people to be in charge of activities that really interest them. This may reinforce their commitment.
Fill in your calendar of activities remembering that the best way to make change . Try to do one activity a semester. (see Activity Calendar)
Move ahead with your action plans and host some activities. Don’t forget to talk about each activity once it is over so that people can express what they liked, didn’t like and what they would do differently next time.
Step Four:
Don’t forget about the media…
Do you have a promotion plan for each event.Develop a communication strategy that coincides with your event calendar. Be sure to work with school staff to ensure that you have the support of your school principal. •press releases•news articles•public service announcements•interviews •photographing events
Don’t forget about the media…•School board web site•School newsletter•School announcements•School bulletin boards•School radio station•School board media dept.
•Local community newspapers•Local business associations newsletters, websites•Local mental health or youth agency websites, newsletters•Local television stations•Local radio stations•Municipal recreation dept. websites•Local libraries
“Activity In A box.”You have been given two
“Activities in a Box”…to help you with your anti-stigma work…
To get started:• get permission from your school administrator to
do this activity.• find the best venue to run the powerpoint,
classrooms, hallways, cafeterias etc...• let it run and listen to what your school community
is saying about it.• you could add in announcements talking about the
presentation and why you are running it.
“Wall Fame”
“Music to Your Ears”
Singer/Musician Band Hit Song(s) Mental Illness Jimmy Hendrix “Purple Haze” Bipolar Disorder
Axl Rose Guns n’ Roses “Sweet Child o' Mine", Bipolar Disorder
Earl Simmons DMX “Ruff Ryders Anthem” Bipolar Disorder
Brain Wilson The Beach Boys “Surfin USA” Bipolar Disorder
Paula Abdul “Straight Up” Bulimia Nervosa
Syd Barret Pink Floyd “Another Brick Wall” Schizophrenia
Karen Carpenter The Carpenters “Top of the World” Anorexia Nervosa
Ray Charles “I Can See Clearly Now” Clinical Depression
Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” Clinical Depression
Kurt Cobain Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”“Come as You Are”
Clinical Depression
Sheryl Crow “Soak up the Sun” Clinical DepressionConnie Francis “Stupid Cupid” Clinical DepressionJudy Garland “Somewhere over the rainbow”” Clinical depression &
Substance Abuse
Peter Greene Fleetwood Mac “Landslide”“Don’t Stop”
Schizophrenia
Sir Elton John “Candle in the Wind” Bulimia Nervosa, Alcoholism, & Substance Abuse
Courtney Love Hole “Celebrity Skin” Clinical Depression
Sarah McLachlan “Angel” Clinical Depression
Alanis Morissette “Ironic” Clinical Depression
Steven Patrick Morrissey “The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get”
Clinical Depression
Donny Osmond “Little a bit Country” Clinical Depression & Social Phobia
Marie Osmond “Little a bit Country” Clinical Post-Partum Depression
Dolly Parton “Working 9 to 5” Clinical Depression
Cole Porter Composer “Can-Can” Clinical depression, Alcoholism, Paranoid Delusions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Charley Pride “Honky Tonk Blues” Bipolar Disorder & Alcoholism
Carly Simon “You’re so Vain” Social Phobia
Paul Simon Musician “Ceila” Clinical Depression
Rick Springfield “Jessie’s Girl” Clinical Depression
Sting (Gordon Summer) The Police “Roxanne” Clinical Depression
Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were” Social Phobia
James Taylor “How Sweet it is (to be loved by you)” Clinical Depression
Tammy Wynette “Stand by Your Man” Clinical Depression & Substance Abuse
Billy Joel “Piano Man” Clinical Depression
Ozzy Osborne Black Sabbath “Iron Man”“Crazy Train”
Clinical Depression & Alcoholism
Robbie Williams “Millenium” Clinical Depression
Ludwig Van Beethoven Composer “Beethoven’s 5th Symphony” Bipolar Disorder
Janet Jackson “Rhythm Nation” Clinical Depression
John Lennon The Beatles “Let it be” Clinical Depression
To get started:
•get permission from your school administrator to do this activity.
•find the best venue to run the Powerpoint, classrooms, hallways, cafeterias etc...
•let it run and listen to what your school community is saying about it.
•you could add in announcements talking about the presentation and why you are running it.
Let’s make it happen…
•What do you think will work in your school? - brainstorm ideas
•What staff person do you think would help champion your cause?
•Remember daretodreamprogram.ca for funding!
“Be the change you want to see.”Ghandi