[homeles_ot-l] FW: "Not myself today" Campaign

[Lynne Browne]

FYI . . . Lynne Browne

Executive Director, Alliance to End Homelessness 

613-241-7913 ext. 205, lbrowne at ysb.on.ca <mailto:lbrowne at ysb.on.ca> 

 

From: Graham, Sylvia [mailto:sgraham at cheo.on.ca] 
Sent: April-16-12 10:55 AM
Subject: "Not myself today" Campaign

 

Please share with friends and colleagues...

 

Not Myself Today Campaign

 

Show your support for your own mental health, and for those living with
mental health problems and illnesses.

Visit http://www.notmyselftoday.ca <http://www.notmyselftoday.ca/>  and
take the pledge today!

 

*      We have all had days when we didn't feel like ourselves. Maybe
we've felt anxious, stressed or even depressed. Paying attention to
those feelings is part of dealing with our own mental health.  

 

*      Now imagine living with those feelings not just one day but many
days (and those feelings amplified many times over) and living with the
shame, discrimination and lack of treatment and support that goes with
it. That is what many Canadians living with mental health problems and
illnesses face every day. 

 

*      In fact, seven million Canadians will experience a mental health
problem or illness this year; that is one in five Canadians.

 

*      Mental health problems and illness touches everyone and it is
important that we take care of it personally, and at a community and
societal level.

 

*      Today, there are serious gaps in access to treatment, support,
funding, research and understanding of mental health and mental illness
in Canada. Stigma and discrimination are commonplace. Many who need help
are too afraid to reach out due to the stigma.  Others reach out but
face considerable challenges finding the help they need when they need
it.

 

*      You can help change that.  With your help, we can transform the
way Canadians of all ages think about, and act towards people living
with a mental health problem or illness. As individuals, we can take
actions that lead to unprecedented improvements in mental health
services, mental health funding and the mental well-being of all
Canadians. 

 

*      Together, we can create a new state of mind in Canada.

 

*      How can you help? It's easy.  First, take the pledge of support
by visiting www.notmyselftoday.ca <http://www.notmyselftoday.ca/> .  

 

*      By taking the pledge, you are:

	*	Showing support, compassion and solidarity for those
that have lived or are living with mental health problems or illness
	*	Acknowledging that mental health is an important issue
that needs greater attention and action at an individual, community,
provincial and national level
	*	Determining what you will do to effect change and live
your pledge. 

 

*      By visiting www.notmyselftoday.ca <http://www.notmyselftoday.ca/>
, you will also be able to learn more about the issues and share your
personal stories about mental health as well as view/hear/read others'
stories.

 

 

 

Sylvia Graham
Project Coordinator, Partnerships and Advocacy
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) | Child & Youth Health
Network for Eastern Ontario (CYHNEO)
401 Smyth Road, Ottawa ON K1H 8L1 
Tel: (613) 737-7600 Ext. 3461  |  Fax: (613) 738-4866  |  
sgraham at cheo.on.ca <mailto:sgraham at cheo.on.ca> 

         
www.cheo.on.ca <http://www.cheo.on.ca/>   |  www.child-youth-health.net
<http://www.child-youth-health.net/> 

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