Stop The Stigma

I turned 25 last weekend. It was also a chance to celebrate 5 years of being in recovery. I remember eating my 20^th birthday cake in the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) inpatient unit, days before I left the hospital for the last time. I never thought I’d be here today: alive and well, a soon-to-be university graduate, and a volunteer with the Mood Disorders Association’s Stop the Stigma, telling my story to thousands of Toronto high school students and the people who care about them.

It's Mental Health Week (May 1 to 7, 2011)!

We're marking the week with students at Catholic High Schools throughout Toronto. It's a special partnership we've formed with the Toronto Catholic District High School, called Stop The Stigma. 

It's all about getting young people to learn and talk about mental health - signs and symptoms, how to get help, how to help a friend - because we know that early intervention makes a world of difference when it comes to mental illnesses.