TAMI Summit 2008

Now is the time for change…

What does STIGMA look like in your school now?

How is your school dealing with STIGMA?

What will you do differently as an individual after being part of the summit today?

Has your school had the T.A.M.I. project in their classrooms?

This is a great place to start.See about booking one for your school.

Welcome to the new…

•To build on the work of today’s Summit

•Assist students with their plansTo reduce stigma.

Gather together interested people who can assist you with your plan to Stomp out Stigma. Start with those who attended the Summit and have them talk it up amongst their friends. You will also need the support of a school administrator and/or teacher who can act as your champion within the school. 

Step One:

Step Two:

Call your first meeting. Send out notices, put it on the announcements and let everyone know where and when it is. How about inviting a member of the T.A.M.I. Coalition out to help you get started? Contact Whitby Mental Health Centre at 905-668-5881 ext. 6014 or heeneyb@wmhc.ca to be connected to a coalition representative. Don’t forget to take notes and let people know what it is they are expected to do.(See sample Meeting Notes) Plan the rest of your meetings dates and times now so that people can put it in their agendas. 

Step Three:

Spend some time making an action plan. Look at the activities that have been suggested, think up your own, be creative and have fun. (see blank Activity Page) Try and get people to be in charge of activities that really interest them. This may reinforce their commitment. 

Fill in your calendar of activities remembering that the best way to make change . Try to do one activity a semester. (see Activity Calendar)

 

Move ahead with your action plans and host some activities.  Don’t forget to talk about each activity once it is over so that people can express what they liked, didn’t like and what they would do differently next time. 

Step Four:

Don’t forget about the media…

Do you have a promotion plan for each event.Develop a communication strategy that coincides with your event calendar. Be sure to work with school staff to ensure that you have the support of your school principal. •press releases•news articles•public service announcements•interviews •photographing events  

Don’t forget about the media…•School board web site•School newsletter•School announcements•School bulletin boards•School radio station•School board media dept.

•Local community newspapers•Local business associations newsletters, websites•Local mental health or youth agency websites, newsletters•Local television stations•Local radio stations•Municipal recreation dept. websites•Local libraries 

“Activity In A box.”You have been given two

“Activities in a Box”…to help you with your anti-stigma work…

To get started:• get permission from your school administrator to

do this activity.• find the best venue to run the powerpoint,

classrooms, hallways, cafeterias etc...• let it run and listen to what your school community

is saying about it.• you could add in announcements talking about the

presentation and why you are running it.

“Wall Fame”

“Music to Your Ears”

Singer/Musician Band Hit Song(s) Mental Illness Jimmy Hendrix “Purple Haze” Bipolar Disorder

Axl Rose Guns n’ Roses “Sweet Child o' Mine", Bipolar Disorder

Earl Simmons DMX “Ruff Ryders Anthem” Bipolar Disorder

Brain Wilson The Beach Boys “Surfin USA” Bipolar Disorder

Paula Abdul “Straight Up” Bulimia Nervosa

Syd Barret Pink Floyd “Another Brick Wall” Schizophrenia

Karen Carpenter The Carpenters “Top of the World” Anorexia Nervosa

Ray Charles “I Can See Clearly Now” Clinical Depression

Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” Clinical Depression

Kurt Cobain Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”“Come as You Are”

Clinical Depression

Sheryl Crow “Soak up the Sun” Clinical DepressionConnie Francis “Stupid Cupid” Clinical DepressionJudy Garland “Somewhere over the rainbow”” Clinical depression &

Substance Abuse

Peter Greene Fleetwood Mac “Landslide”“Don’t Stop”

Schizophrenia

Sir Elton John “Candle in the Wind” Bulimia Nervosa, Alcoholism, & Substance Abuse

Courtney Love Hole “Celebrity Skin” Clinical Depression

Sarah McLachlan “Angel” Clinical Depression

Alanis Morissette “Ironic” Clinical Depression

Steven Patrick Morrissey “The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get”

Clinical Depression

Donny Osmond “Little a bit Country” Clinical Depression & Social Phobia

Marie Osmond “Little a bit Country” Clinical Post-Partum Depression

Dolly Parton “Working 9 to 5” Clinical Depression

Cole Porter Composer “Can-Can” Clinical depression, Alcoholism, Paranoid Delusions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Charley Pride “Honky Tonk Blues” Bipolar Disorder & Alcoholism

Carly Simon “You’re so Vain” Social Phobia

Paul Simon Musician “Ceila” Clinical Depression

Rick Springfield “Jessie’s Girl” Clinical Depression

Sting (Gordon Summer) The Police “Roxanne” Clinical Depression

Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were” Social Phobia

James Taylor “How Sweet it is (to be loved by you)” Clinical Depression

Tammy Wynette “Stand by Your Man” Clinical Depression & Substance Abuse

Billy Joel “Piano Man” Clinical Depression

Ozzy Osborne Black Sabbath “Iron Man”“Crazy Train”

Clinical Depression & Alcoholism

Robbie Williams “Millenium” Clinical Depression

Ludwig Van Beethoven Composer “Beethoven’s 5th Symphony” Bipolar Disorder

Janet Jackson “Rhythm Nation” Clinical Depression

John Lennon The Beatles “Let it be” Clinical Depression

To get started:

•get permission from your school administrator to do this activity.

•find the best venue to run the Powerpoint, classrooms, hallways, cafeterias etc...

•let it run and listen to what your school community is saying about it.

•you could add in announcements talking about the presentation and why you are running it.

Let’s make it happen…

•What do you think will work in your school? - brainstorm ideas 

•What staff person do you think would help champion your cause?

•Remember daretodreamprogram.ca for funding!

“Be the change you want to see.”Ghandi