How many of you know individuals who have quietly battled through a mental illness? How many of those individuals are yourselves? Having a mental illness can be as detrimental to your health just as much as a physical illness can. Your mental health is important and it’s about time the stigma around your unhealthy organ (aka your brain) ends!
To wind down Youth Week and kickstart Mental Health Week (put on by the CMHA: Canadian Mental Health Association) there will be a screening of It’s Kind of a Funny Story at the Globe Cinema in downtown Calgary on SUNDAY, MAY 3RD, 2015 FROM 1PM-3:30PM!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_pq7HKc9z8
The Mayor’s Youth Council, Youth Central and CMHA have teamed up to screen this movie and bring you awesome speakers to hear from! Dheny Rivas, Ashley Lamantia from CMHA, and Brett Rothery from Calgary’s very own #CHHSLetsTalk Crescent Heights campaign, will all be joining us.
For a donation of $2.00, come out for a screening of a quirky movie that breaks it down for all those a little unsure, those wanting to be more educated and those who just enjoy this ridiculously good movie. Plus speakers who have experienced first hand and worked with mental health! All proceeds will be split between CMHA and Youth Central to carry out the objectives of this campaign; raising awareness on the importance of mental well-being and reducing the stigma associated with mental health issues.
Mental health awareness is something we as individuals and a community need to educate ourselves on. So come out and get enlightened and let’s reduce (and hopefully end) the stigma!
For more info on the speakers that will be sharing, click on their names below:
Dheny Rivas
Ashley Lamantia
Brett Rothery
Cheers, and hope to see you there!
