The document summarizes a virtual workshop on movies and mental health. It includes an agenda with films shown to prompt discussion of topics like stigma, support systems, and self-care. Participants engaged through polls, chats, and mindfulness activities like breathing and body scans. A student panel shared their experiences and perspectives. Attendees could provide anonymous feedback and enter to win a prize for attending. The workshop aimed to connect people and discuss mental health issues through film.

1. Panelists
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Welcome, everyone!
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Mental Health Support
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asterisk in front of your name: *First
Last (they/them)
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2. Welcome, everyone!
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Share with us in the chat…
What’s something you need to put to take off / put to
the side / put on pause to be present here today?

3. @artwithimpact
#Movies4MentalHealth
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please hold horizontally
HOSTED BY:

4. Cary McQueen, (she/her)
Founder and Executive Director
of Art With Impact
Arts & Artists fangirl
Mental wellness enthusiast
Mama, Partner, Friend,
Daughter, Sister

5. Paige Minett, (she/her)
● Based in Chicago, IL
● Mental Health Advocate
● STEM Educator
● Golf Enthusiast
● Tiktok: @locdgolfer

6. POLL: Who’s here today?
A
Student at Los
Medanos
C
B
#Movies4MentalHealth
Faculty/staff at
Los Medanos
Somebody else

7. POLL: Where in the world are you?
California
A
C
B
#Movies4MentalHealth
Another
state/province
Another country

8. ● Campus workshops
● Short film production grants
● Global community

9. #Movies4MentalHealth
● Setting the scene together
● Watch and discuss films, connect our minds and bodies
● Panel of students and resources
● Evaluation (and a chance to enter to win $25!)
● Mingle / Q&A

10. ● Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert on
your own experience
● We are online - this is a public, shared space
● We are recording this session for internal training
and evaluation purposes
● Please take care of yourself and others
however you need, including asking for help
#Movies4MentalHealth

11. Need Support?
Access mental health support throughout this workshop.
Click Shared Notes
to link to online resources
Private Chat mental health pros.
They are at the top and have * next
to their names
#1 #2
#Movies4MentalHealth

12. 3 Ways to Engage
We welcome your participation!
CHAT BOX: Use the Public Chat
to connect with the whole group
#1
#Movies4MentalHealth

13. POLL: respond
to a Poll when
prompted
#2
Set Your Status by
clicking on your name
and selecting from
the drop-down menu
#3
#Movies4MentalHealth
3 Ways to Engage
We welcome your participation!

14. If you need tech support, ask…
Look for the person whose name begins with
AWI Support and Private Chat them with any issues.
#Movies4MentalHealth

15. #Movies4MentalHealth
In Just a Few Words...
What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?

16. MENTAL HEALTH

17. Mental illness
Mental wellness
MENTAL HEALTH

18. Some movies and
TV shows that show mental
illness…
#Movies4MentalHealth

19. Characters with mental illness
are portrayed as…
#Movies4MentalHealth

20. MH Across Cultures
Across different cultures and languages, people talk
about and explore mental health in multiple ways.
In just a few words, please share:
How have you experienced the concept of
"mental health" within your own cultural
communities?
●

21. What is Stigma?
A judgment or stereotype that is:
● Always negative
● Always untrue
● Can be internalized

22. Gladys
By Jessica Jones and Diana DiBattista
AWI Winner, November 2013
CONTENT HEADS UP
depression

23. A Hopeful
C
B
#Movies4MentalHealth
D
E
Sad
Angry or
Frustrated
Overwhelmed
Worried or
Anxious
How are you feeling after
watching this film?

24. How does stigma feel?
#Movies4MentalHealth

25. What makes it difficult to
reach out for help?
#Movies4MentalHealth

26. Breathing
Exercise

27. #Movies4MentalHealth
A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating or
refreshing
Meh
Stressful or uncomfortable
New
How was this breathing exercise
for you?

28. Blue
By Samuel León
AWI Winner, September 2018
CONTENT HEADS UP
substance use disorder, imagery of pills and alcohol

29. #Movies4MentalHealth
What did you think?
How did you feel?

30. Let’s go deeper…
#Movies4MentalHealth

31. What are some practices that
help support
your wellness?
#Movies4MentalHealth

32. Body Scan

33. #Movies4MentalHealth
A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating or
refreshing
Meh
Stressful or uncomfortable
New
How was this body scan for you?

34. Still We Thrive
By Campbell X
Voices With Impact 2021
Content heads up:
brief racist imagery

35. Where did you experience
this in your body?
#Movies4MentalHealth
A Head
C
B
D
E
Shoulders
Somewhere else
I didn’t feel it in my body
Belly

36. #Movies4MentalHealth
What did you think?
How did you feel?

37. #Movies4MentalHealth
How can we support ourselves
and others?

38. Round of applause for our panel!
#Movies4MentalHealth

39. Lyssa Shabusheva
Student
Niko Higgins
Student
Haydee Lindgren
Counselor - Disabled Students Programs & Services
LMC Marketplace

40. #Movies4MentalHealth
Please fill out the evaluation!
You can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift!
If you are receiving credit for attending this workshop,
at the end of the evaluation, you’ll be prompted to add
your information to a sign-in sheet.
Evaluation responses will remain separate and anonymous.
@artwithimpact | info@artwithimpact.org

41. You can raise your hand (see image below) to be given
instructions to audio in, use the public chat box, or
send a private message to AWI Support / a panelist.
#Movies4MentalHealth
Ask a question or share a thought!