Clip 8: Café Experiences

Benefits from participating in a Café.

Family members and facilitators learned that participating in the Cafés could have some immediate benefits for people who participated. Family Mental Health Cafés create opportunities for people to share stories about mental illness and family caregiving that are often not told. Having people with a diagnosis of mental illness together with those who support people with mental illness, helped to debunk myths and promoted mutual understanding of each others’ experiences. Participants made connections with each other, shared tips and resources, and felt energized about advocating for ways to make our communities better places for families living with mental illness. (13:44)