It’s Mental Illness Awareness Week and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has launched the Defeat Denial Campaign in attempts to open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. They created this video to draw attention to the ways that many of our day-to-day phrases trivialize mental illness. 
Sources at CAMH claim that 2 in 3 people with mental mental illness suffer in silence. The campaign wants to encourage Canadians to be more aware of cultural and media influences on our perceptions of mental illness. Throughout the week we should try to be extra critical of slang, “news” stories and song lyrics that perpetuate stigmas and steal the voices of those who are dealing with mental illness.
Happy studying MHAC! I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and best of luck on your upcoming midterms!
