Movies for Mental Health

Santa Barbara City College

September 27, 2016

@artwithimpact

#Movies4MentalHealth

Here’s the Plan

I. Quick introduction

II. Set the stage together

III. Watch short films & discuss them

IV. 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 theexpert 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:

Characters with mental illness are portrayed as:

What is mental illness?

Mental health vs. mental illness?

Anosognosia

By Leesa Kim

AWI Winner, 2016

What is stigma?

How does stigma feel?

Chained

By Dustin Lowman

AWI Winner, 2016

In groups of three

• What did you think?

• What did you feel?

What did you think? What did you feel?

Thoughts Feelings

I Am Borderline:Self-Regulation Project

By Betsy Usher

AWI Winner, 2016

In groups of three

• What did you think?

• What did you feel?

• What have you learned?

What did you think… feel… learn?

Thoughts Feelings New Insights

TBD

By TBD

AWI Winner, TBD

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 InsightsFeelings

What can I do?

Meet the Panel

•Nicole Romero - SBCC student•Armando Arriaga - SBCC student•Blaise Lemos - SBCC student•Lacey Peters - MA, LMFT, Personal Counselor, SBCC Health and Wellness•Betsy Phillips - LCSW, SBCC Health and Wellness•Suzanne Grimsey, Chief Quality Care and Strategy Officer, Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness

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!

• Contact us:

– info@artwithimpact.org

–Follow us!

–Submit a film!

http://www.artwithimpact.org/contest