Mental Health Gala with Mark Henick
Presented by: University of CalgaryCategory: Other Event
Price: $0
Date: March 23, 2016 – March 23, 2016
Address: 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/
Click here to register Order of Events Wednesday, March 23, 2016 5:30 pm – Event Begins. 6:00 pm – Introductions and Networking. Refreshments will be provided. 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm – Keynote Mark Henick 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Mental Health Gala Begins. Food will be provided. Keynote Event Being an Everyday Advocate If you have a brain, you have mental health. And, like with the rest of the body, sometimes even otherwise good mental health gets interrupted. With about 20% of people experiencing a mental health problem or illness at any given time, it is shocking to learn that so few seek help and receive treatment. A major barrier is the attitude that we have toward mental health. Mark uses his own experience, both as a patient and as a professional, to provide insight. He collapses the difference that we construct between ourselves and those who happen to experience mental health problems and illnesses by demonstrating how common these experiences are. He argues passionately in favour of embracing our vulnerability, tuning in to our psychological needs, and living everyday as an advocate for mental health. Bio: Informed by his direct experience with stigma and the mental health care system as an adolescent, Mark dedicated his life from an early age to opening minds and creating change. He has served as the youngest President of a provincial Canadian Mental Health Association division in history. He is currently the youngest ever board member for the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Mark has authored commentaries on issues relating to mental health for major newspapers across Canada and the U.S. He continues to use his personal experience to provide insight into mental illness, and his TEDx Talk is the highest viewed of the 2013 Toronto conference- with over 500,000 views. DateTimeLocation Wednesday, March 23 6:15 – 7:15pm Alberta Room (Dining Centre)
Location:
Alberta Room (Dining Centre)
Speaker:
Mark Henick
More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/mental-health-gala-mark-henick