This document summarizes a virtual workshop on mental health hosted by Art with Impact. The workshop began with introductions from the facilitator and a land acknowledgement. Participants then viewed and discussed short films about mental health issues. There was a student and resource panel discussion, followed by participant reflections on mental health practices, stigma, and ways to support oneself and others. Activities included a breathing exercise and body scan. The workshop concluded with an opportunity for questions and an evaluation survey.

1. @artwithimpact
#Movies4MentalHealth
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2. Meet Your Facilitator
Seth Pickens (he/him)
● Loves:
○ Music
○ Animals
○ Learning

3. brought to you by…
● Campus workshops
● Short film competitions
● Short film production grants
● Global community

4. land acknowledgement
We wish to acknowledge that the University of
Massachusetts Boston is situated upon the
traditional, ancestral, and unceded land of the
Pawtucket and Massachusett First Nations.
We pay respect to the elders, both past and
present, as well as future generations. This
acknowledgement demonstrates our
commitment to working to dismantle the
systems of oppression that have displaced
Indigenous Peoples and the ongoing legacies
of settler colonialism.

5. ● 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

6. ● Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert on
your own experience
● This is a public, shared space
● Some photos will be taken during the workshop -
please let me know if you are not comfortable with that
● Please take care of yourself and others
however you need, including asking for help

7. In Just a Few Words...
What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?
● Somatic Yoga
● Reading
● Walking/hiking
● Sleep
● Loved ones
● Non-existent
● Working out
● Crappy TV/Binging

8. MENTAL HEALTH

9. Mental illness
Mental wellness
MENTAL HEALTH

10. 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?
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11. What is Stigma?
A judgment or stereotype that is:
● Always negative
● Always untrue
● Can be internalized

12. BE•LONG
by Sideah Alladice
VWI Winner, 2021
CONTENT HEADS UP
racism, mentions of substance use, mention of suicide
attempt with pills

13. IN PAIRS...
What did you think?
How did you feel?

14. SHARE WITH US:
What did you think?
How did you feel?
● Familiarity/could relate as
multiracial
● Family roles in socialization
● Real mental state not seen
● Sadness; loneliness, need to
comfort, find support
● Isolation

15. How does stigma feel?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Degrading
● Debilitating
● Consuming
● Isolating
● Painful
● Sad

16. What makes it difficult to reach out
for help?
● Stigmatization
● Meeting quotas/qualifying
● Peer pressure
● Privacy
● Fear
● Not knowing rights
● Language
● Finances
● Time

17. Breathing
Exercise

18. Self Reflection
How was this breathing
exercise for you?

19. Mind Matters
by Seyi Akinlade and Josef Adamu
AWI Winner, November 2019
CONTENT HEADS UP
Depression, stigma, alcohol use

20. IN PAIRS...
What did you think?
How did you feel?

21. SHARE WITH US:
What did you think?
How did you feel?
● People mean well; often don’t
help–this can be triggering
● Telling what’s wrong without
constructive suggestions
● Follow up with people
● Feeling of drowning
● Feeling alone among people
● Hard to express feelings

22. What are some practices that support
your wellness?
● Yoga
● Getting outside/in nature
● Laughter with friends
● Space to be yourself
● Exercise
● Journaling
● Music
● yelling/emotional release
● Smash room

23. Body Scan

24. Self Reflection
How was this
body scan for you?

25. CONTENT HEADS UP
Depictions of burnout
Fortune Cookie
by Fu Yang
VWI Winner, 2023

26. Self Reflection
Where did you experience this
in your body?

27. What are your impressions?
● Giving pieces of yourself until you give
it all
● The more you give, the more they want;
setting limits
● Giving into bad habits–they become
norms
● Hitting rock bottom
● good/bad habits
● Had to hit rock bottom before getting
to the fortune

28. How can we support ourselves
and others?
● Checking in
● Slow down
● Asking for help
● Set the boundary
● Being in the present moment

29. Round of applause for our panel!

30. Pao Muñoz (she/her/hers)
Ph.D. Student, UMass Boston
Student Panelist
Cheyenne Ashley (she/her/hers)
Doctoral Student, Clinical Psychology, UMass Boston
Campus Resource Panelist
Tanya Lobo (she/her/hers)
Founder & CEO - T.R.U.E. Diversity
Psychotherapist - BFree Wellness
Community Resource details

31. Ask a question or share a thought!

32. Please fill out the survey!
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.
bit.ly/m4mh-umass-
boston-survey
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