Even the Prime Minister’s family can experience a mental illness and family member Justin Trudeau shares insights and perspectives learned from his own family’s experience..
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A family member from the Korean community describes sharing his family story and how it opened up discussion for a whole community just waiting to.
This interview clip focuses on a mother describing her
journey back from despair to a new balanced family life. (03:41)
A family member shares his perspective on the foundation
for starting back on the path to recovery. (03:51)
Perspectives of a family social worker on the family experience and the need to take care of one’s self, in order to support others. (03:42)
A family member describes his experience growing up, where talking about mental health was just not done – in schools or in his community. (02:32)
In this excerpt a family member provides an insightful and
refreshing view of what mental health can mean, beyond the textbook. (04:02)
A parent offers her perspectives on a new culture developing around mental health. (03:46)
A mother and spouse shares her coping strategies to help her daughter and herself: “I’m still learning and I’m still reaching out to people.” (02:58)
This interview clips presents the perspectives of a family support counselor from FAME and her views on the family experience and differences in cultural perception.
Family members envision how our communities can help families be ready for a mental health challenge and how we can reach out to help others.
In this clip, family members gather together to play a hockey tournament devoted to promoting and supporting mental health & opposing stigma
Family members Lloyd Robertson, Glenn Close & Jessie Close discuss their family connection to mental health at the Ottawa Opening Minds conference.