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Every year in May, the Minds Matter Mental Health Fair brings together service providers, artists and performers to raise awareness for mental health in Shasta County.
*Coming Soon* A series of insightful and provocative conversations that delve into the world of mental health, break the bonds of stigma and illuminate all the ways healthy brains can transform our communities.
To me, stigma is someone else's belief system they put on others. People fear what they do not know. They're usually stereotypes.
One thing I've had to learn is that if I want others to accept me for who I am, it is important for me to accept them for who they are and what they believe. We all have differences, we all believe different things. Loving each other is what is most important.David Wharton, Brave Faces Advocate Tweet
The Brave Faces Portrait Gallery and Speaker’s Bureau uses true stories of hope and recovery to fight stigma by improving our understanding of mental illness and suicide. Storytelling puts a human face on “mental illness” and trauma. It draws out commonalities, helping to eliminate the “otherness” that stigma creates. More importantly, having the courage to share a personal story creates space for others to tell theirs, making it easier to open up conversations about mental health.
Brave Faces Advocate, Denise Green, believes in living life to its fullest. In addition to being a mother, wife, homesteader, and social worker, she manages a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
A Whitmore resident and Winnemem Wintu tribal member, David shares how he found peace after struggling with PTSD, racism and addiction.
New York City native and Redding resident Cherish Padro has learned to manage her bipolar diagnosis despite the stigma she faced from family and well intentioned members of her church.
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