Working Together for Stigma Reduction

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Working Together for Stigma Reduction
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Building Capacity Sharing Knowledge in Child
and Youth Mental Health and Beyond
Research is not enoughGetting the right
knowledge to the right users in the right format
at the right time to make change happen.

• Building the knowledge base through research and
  synthesis
• Responding to knowledge gaps with customized and
  reliable products
• Funding training, development and knowledge
  exchange initiatives
• Bringing people together to exchange knowledge
• Engaging youth as agents of knowledge exchange
• Making the most of knowledge through partnerships

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Stigma
labelling or discriminating against an
individual or group of individuals on the basis
of observed or presumed mental health
difficulties. The experience of stigma can take
many forms and can come from a number of sources
such as individuals, groups or institutions.
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Stigma Reduction at the Centre of Excellence

• Systematic Review
• Stigma reduction workshop
• Grants Awards
• Partnerships
• Youth Engagement
• Stigma Learning Module

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Systematic Review

• Effects of school-based interventions on mental
  health stigmatization
• 40 international studies reviewed
• Many methodological shortcomings
• Major recommendations
• Develop curriculum
• Focus on empathy development for the younger
  students
• Focus on face to face direct contact with older
  students
• Evaluate using methodologically sound approaches
• Build in knowledge exchange

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Stigma reduction workshop (April 2007)

• Inclusive
• International researchers
• Educators
• Youth
• Child and youth mental health leaders
• Present and build on the stigma review
• Dont re-invent the wheel
• Many good initiatives but research needs to catch
  up
• Roots of Empathy shows promise

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Grants and Awards

• Research Grants
• Youth Net Hamiltion
• RCT of school-based awareness and stigma
  reduction program
• Community Mobilization Awards
• South East community
• Stigma and service utilization

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Partnerships

• Mental Health Commission of Canada
• National anti-discrimination anti-stigma program
• Child and Youth Advisory Committee
• National Infant Child and Youth Mental Health
  Consortium
• Developing a common (cross-sectoral) language and
  common understanding around CYMH
• Childrens Mental Health Ontario
• Youth Engagement

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Youth Engagement is About

• Creating meaningful opportunities
• Youth making decisions on programs and services
  that impact them directly
• Recognizing that youth engagement is more than
  just a program its a method of operating
• Youth engagement promotes health and reduces risk
  behaviours

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Youth Engagement and Stigma Reduction

• The New Mentality
• Consumer Advocates Network
• Dare to Dream Program
• Youth Art Mural Project
• Project Postcard

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The New Mentality

• In partnership with Childrens Mental Health
  Ontario and others to develop a network of youth
  across the province that will.

• Give youth the opportunity to play a meaningful,
  ongoing, and sustainable role in promoting mental
  health and advocating for a system that best
  meets their mental health needs.

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The New Mentality

• is a provincial network of youth who promote
  public awareness of mental health issues and
  advocate for a system that best meets their
  mental health needs

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by Nancy Pereira Knowledge Transfer and
Evaluation Lead The New Mentality
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Centre of ExcellenceYouth Members of Advisory
Groups
Consumers and Advocates Network
Advisory Council
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The Provincial Centre of Excellence Dare to
Dream Program
8 awarded in 2005
Next Deadline March 30, 2007
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Dare to Dream Program

• Successful Projects
• Community Mural
• Survey of high school students about knowledge of
  mental health
• Plays focusing on mental health
• A relaxing chill room at school
• Youth talent show
• Conflict Resolution Comic Magazine
• Self-esteem program for girls

Youth Coordinators andReview Team
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Youth and Stigma
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2006 Mural Project
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Project Postcard

• Art and mental health awareness initiative for
  students in grades 6-8. (Denise Lacroix Julie
  Fisher)
• Community Foundation of Ottawa grant (8200)
• Process
• Presentations about Mental Health
• Develop and share messages through the creation
  of postcards

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... A small group of thoughtful people could
change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing
that ever has. ...Margaret Mead
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