Movies for Mental Health

CSU San MarcosOctober 11, 2016

@artwithimpact#Movies4MentalHealth

Here’s the PlanI. Quick introductionII. Set the stage togetherIII. Watch short films & discuss themIV. 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 the

expert 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:

E.g., Girl InterruptedOne flew over the cuckoo’s nest Cybil Black swan Silver linings play book Perks of being a wall flower

Characters with mental illness are portrayed as:

Crazy Weird Unstable Antisocial Comical Dangerous Differentiated

What is mental illness?Some kind of disorder Specific diagnosis When it interferes with daily life Gets in the way of functioning at your

best Challenges

Mental health vs. mental illness?Both are a mode of perception Mental health is a judgement Mental health feels good and mental

illnessdoes not

More Than A Mental Illness

By Emma SpiekermanAWI Winner, February 2013

What is stigma?Generalizations that can be very far

from the truth Unwillingness to make an effort to

understand Shame

How does stigma feel?Degrading Outcast Disenfranchising

Three

By Karen HuaAWI Winner, April 2015

In groups of three

• What did you think?

• What did you feel?

What did you think? What did you feel?

Thoughts: - Ended abruptly - Male as the person with a eating disorder was unusual -Could relate without experiencing the same thing

Feelings: Rooting for them Social anxiety

The Letter

By Brian RossAWI Winner, October 2016

In groups of three

• What did you think?• What did you feel?• What have you learned?

What did you think… feel… learn?Thoughts: -Quality was impressive -small things can bring job-light heartedness made it easy to understand

Feelings:-Real beginning-Descriptive -Relatable -reassuring

New Insights: -Put a lot of thought into his letter-feels like a failure, but he does not want to fail at this

Not Just A Phase

By Lisa ToppariAWI Winner, December 2015

In groups of three

• What did you think?• What did you feel?• What have you learned?• What will you do?

What did you think… feel… learn?Thoughts: -good at

expressing her feelings

-shows her life with depression

-noted she puts on a mask

-anger works against her

Insights:-A lot of

people don’t know how to help people with depression

Feelings: -Relatable -Not easy to

snap out of it -A lot of anger

What can I do?

Meet the Panel•Olivia DuPaul - CSUSM student, Voices of Hope, Active Minds• Ricardo Rivera Najera - CSUSM student, Voices of Hope, Active Minds• Nicole Kezos - Pre-doctoral intern, CSUSM760-750-4915•Michael Miller - LMFT, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

Access & Crisis 1-888-724-7240 / Info 211• Suzette Southfox - Children, Youth & Family Liaison Program Manager, National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) San Diego

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!

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