Understanding mental health and its issues
Tue, Aug 18
|Workshop by videoconference
This workshop aims to demystify mental health and has the following objectives: - Develop participants' mental health knowledge; - Raise awareness among caregivers of mental health issues; - Know the risk and protective factors for balanced mental health
Heure et Lieu
Aug 18, 2020, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Workshop by videoconference
À propos de l'évènement
* This workshop is reserved for people who identify as LGBTQ + *
This workshop aims to demystify mental health and aims to:
- Develop participants' mental health knowledge;
- Raise awareness among caregivers of mental health issues;
- Know the risk and protective factors for balanced mental health
Workshop plan:
- What is mental health?
- The main mental health disorders among:
Anxiety disorders
· Mood disorders
Personality disorders
Psychotic disorders
- Other disorders (eating disorders and substance use)
- Mental health recovery
- Advice when dealing with a person living with one of their disorders
AQPAMM supports families and the entourage of a person with a mental health disorder. It offers them information , referencing , and support. She equips them to have a healthy relationship with their loved one while taking care of them. The AQPAMM helps to break the isolation of families and those around them, to raise awareness among the general public and decision-makers to overcome prejudices and to promote the inclusion of people living with a mental health problem.