Celebrating Mental Illness Awareness Week 2015 at St. Joe's
To celebrate Mental Illness Awareness Week 2015 St. Joe’s will be hosting internal and external events during the week of October 4th – October 10th.
Candlelight Vigil
St. Joe's Spiritual Care department hosting a Candlelight Vigil at St. Joe's West 5th Campus dedicated to mental illness awareness.
On Monday, October 5th the Peer Support Council and the Spiritual Care department at St. Joe’s will be hosting a Candlelight Vigil in the West 5th Campus-Chapel Garden dedicated to mental illness awareness. Staff, patients and visitors are invited to gather for a candlelight ceremony to acknowledge and remember our past, reflect on our present and renew our commitment to advocate for a better future.
When: Monday, October, 5th, 2015
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: West 5th Campus-Chapel Garden (enter through G156)
Anti-Stigma Conference
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is building a community of inclusion and understanding with the inaugural anti-stigma conference at the West 5th Campus, taking place on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
This event will bring together a diverse group of healthcare providers, community members, individuals with lived experience of mental illness and/or addiction and their families to explore themes, challenges and opportunities surrounding the stigma often associated with mental health and addiction.
Click here to view the conference program.
Registration for the daytime portion of the conference is full. Community members are invited to attend the free evening portion of the conference. Details below:
When: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
Time: 5:45 p.m. – 8:25 p.m.
Where: Auditorium, Level 1, West 5th Campus, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th Street.
Featuring: A speakers panel and performance by Laura Burke.
“Heartwood: A Self-Revelatory Exploration of One Woman’s Recovery Journey”
Heartwood, an autobiographical one woman theatre show, follows a young Laura through anorexia, depression and psychosis, navigating pitfalls in the mental health care system and battling social stigma attached to her illness. Laura is a drama therapist, Certified Canadian Counsellor, mental health advocate, peer support worker, spoken word and theatre artist, and researcher.
We’ll be live tweeting during the conference using the hashtag #AntiStigmaC15. Follow along on Twitter:
Twitter: @STJOESHAMILTON
If you have any questions about the Anti-Stigma Conference please contact:
Kristin Roe, Anti-Stigma Coordinator, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
T: 905-522-1155 39951
E: kroe@stjoes.ca