This document outlines an online workshop about mental health and movies hosted by Art With Impact. It includes an agenda for the event with polls, films, discussions, and a panel on mental health resources. Participants are encouraged to engage through the chat, polls, and changing their status. Support for mental health issues is available through private chat. Films shown address topics like stigma, depression, and bullying. Techniques like breathing exercises and body scans are practiced. The workshop aims to support mental wellness through community and understanding different perspectives.

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Panelists
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Mental Health Support
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an asterisk in front of your
name: *Alex Reynolds (they/them)

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About Your Facilitator
Alondra Umaña, they/she
Alondra is a Queer youth of
Salvadoran decent whose values of
intersectionality and
trauma-informed care drive their
interest in mental health and
interpersonal violence response.
They are currently completing their
BA in Criminology from the
University of Alberta, with the
ultimate goal of applying systems
knowledge to future work as a
therapist supporting racialized and
gender-marginalized communities

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POLL: Who’s here today?
A
Student at
College of the
Canyons
C
B
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Faculty/staff at
College of the
Canyons
Somebody else

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POLL: Where in the
world are you?
California
A
C
B
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Another state
Another country

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○ Campus workshops
○ Monthly short film competition
○ Short film production grants
○ Global community
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HERE’S THE PLAN
● 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!)
● Virtual Mingle / Q&A
#Movies4MentalHealth

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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 in
holding this space together, including speaking
with compassion, and asking for support
HEADS UP
#Movies4MentalHealth

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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
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3 WAYS TO ENGAGE
We welcome your participation!
CHAT BOX: Use the
Public Chat to connect
with the whole group
#1
#Movies4MentalHealth

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

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

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IN JUST A FEW WORDS...
What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?
#Movies4MentalHealth

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MENTAL HEALTH

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Mental illness
Mental wellness
MENTAL HEALTH

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Some movies and TV shows
that show mental illness…
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● Silver Linings Playbook
● Bojack Horseman
● A Beauitful Mind
● Ozark
● Night Moon
● Sharp Objects
● Four Good Days
● One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest
● Patch Adams
● Perks of Being A
Wallflower

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Characters with mental
illness are portrayed as…
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● Shamed
● Crazy, delusional, dangerous
● Crazy. People in straight jackets, etc.
● Usually media portrays mental illness as
a negative
● Unable to have healthy relationships

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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?
● Culturally for me it was not ok to talk about it.
● Just shake it off, you are fine.
● We don't discuss it, we disregard it
● mental illness is not talked about in my culture - latino/Mexic
● Even if you had it, you had to keep it to yourself
● its a taboo subject in some cultures

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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?
● is ignored, brings shame to family
● “You're fine. You don't need to see a counselor."
● in my culture mental illness is a sign of weakness
● is perceived as a tantrum, attitude
● It is sad how our society even today creates stigma and
even teach it to our children

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WHAT IS STIGMA?
A judgment or stereotype that is:
○ Always negative
○ Always untrue
○ Can be internalized

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Like Minded
By Jeremiah Reyes
AWI Winner, April 2022
CONTENT HEADS UP
mention of childhood trauma

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HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER
WATCHING THIS FILM?
A Hopeful
C
B
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D
E
Sad
Angry or
Frustrated
Overwhelmed
Worried or
Anxious

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How does stigma feel?
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● isolating
● Depressing,
hopeless
● ashamed
● useless
● frustrating
● a losing
proposition
● Frustrating
● sad, angry

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What makes it difficult
to reach out for help?
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● embarrassment, feeling
weak
● pride
● Parents, social influences
● You don't feel like they'll
believe you.
● lack of understanding,
lack of resources, lack of
support
● Being shamed
● denial that there is
something wrong
● the other person
wouldnt understand
● sometimes it can feel
easier to internalize
● feeling judge

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BREATHING
EXERCISE

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HOW WAS THIS BREATHING
EXERCISE FOR YOU?
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A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating
or refreshing
Meh
Stressful or
uncomfortable
New

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Tunnel Beach
By Nina Kiri
AWI Winner, March 2022
CONTENT HEADS UP
depression, suicidal ideation, implied suicide attempt by hanging

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What did you think?
How did you feel?
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● Sad, frustrated
● Like the girlfriend, you know something is wrong
but don't know what to do
● Really sad but also happy she came back
● Very strong film, emotional,
● makes me sad but at the same time happy that she
lived
● sad. I feel that a majority of people have been in
that situation. not the suicide part but definitely on
the edge.

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What did you think?
How did you feel?
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● wow-that was really i'm speechless-such a good
portrayal of hopelessness
● Powerful film portraying the dangers of hopelessness,
lack of support
● What if she didn't forget her towel (or whatever she
forgot)? It's sad to think about what she would've found.
● the light dimming around him towards the end was
really impactful
● "I tried to tell you" sticks with me -- for him, that's true,
even if it wasn't explicitly/specifically brought up.
● Zooming in closely to the belt was powerful

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Let’s go deeper…
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● What else?
● What image or line stuck with you?
● What artistic choices were impactful
to you? Lighting? Music? Etc.?

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What are some practices
that help support your
wellness?
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● exercising
● exercise! and hanging out with my friends
and family :)
● Mindfulness
● meditation, exercise, sudoku
● tacos - going to a good tacos and and
socializing helps me

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BODY
SCAN

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HOW WAS THE BODY
SCAN FOR YOU?
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A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating
or refreshing
Meh
Stressful or
uncomfortable
New

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Continue to Live
By Paolo Riveros
Voices With Impact 2020
CONTENT HEADS UP
bullying

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WHERE DID YOU EXPERIENCE
THIS IN YOUR BODY?
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A Head
C
B
D
E
Shoulders
Somewhere
else
I didn’t feel it in
my body
Belly

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What did you think?
How did you feel?
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● Hopeful
● inspired
● Optimistic
● positive

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How can we support
ourselves and others?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Offer kindness to everyone you run into. You
never know what they are going through and
one kind word can make a difference.
● through self compassion and empathy with
others, through being ok to ask for help
● Give time
● educate yourself and others of mental health

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PANEL
Digital round of applause
for our panel!
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Art With Impact:
Continued Connections
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Exclusive community events and spaces
Arts-based discussion trainings
Interview and discussion opportunities
Weekly art + wellness prompts

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MEET THE PANEL
Madison De Vela (she/her)
Student, President of Active Minds, College of the Canyons
Sarah Cox (she/her)
Director Student Resources and Basic Needs, College of the Canyons
Amanda Hills, LCSW (she/her)
Clinical Director, Samuel Dixon Family Health Center
Suzanne Brinson, LCSW (she/her)
Santa Clarita Valley Mental Health Center

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Please fill out the evaluation!
@artwithimpact
info@artwithimpact.org
#Movies4MentalHealth
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.

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Virtual Mingle / Panel Q&A
Ask a question or share a thought!
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

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Continued Connections!
...and don’t forget to copy/paste the
resources in the Shared Notes!
@artwithimpact
info@artwithimpact.org
#Movies4MentalHealth