Glendale Community College presents: Poetry for Mental Health (Queer Focus)

A virtual workshop featuring award-winning short films, poetry-writing activities, and a panel discussion with students and local mental health resources. This workshop will focus on mental health within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Featured Campus and Community Resources:

Health Center @ Glendale Community College
Pride Center @ Glendale Community College
NAMI Glendale
LGBT Hotline

 Featured National Resources:

Crisis Text Line
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Trans Lifeline
The Trevor Project
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
Black Mental Health Alliance

Details

Day:Wednesday
Date:May 5, 2021
Time:12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Venue

Glendale Community College
1500 N Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208 United States
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I will use my positions of privilege to challenge people like me much more often. To use my platform to amplify marginalized voices.” "
-P4MH attendee

Interactive Presentation

Films Screened

Films screened and discussed at this workshop

Aug
2020
Factory Talk
Lucie Rachel and 1990s Chris
Aug
2020
Staging Face
Steph Young, Jake Ivany & Vie Jones
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Partners

Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission The MHSOAC provides vision and leadership, in collaboration with clients, their family members, and underserved communities, to ensure Californians understand mental health is essential to overall health. MHSOAC holds public mental health systems accountable, provides oversight for eliminating disparities; promotes wellness, recovery and resiliency; and ensures positive outcomes for individuals living with serious mental illness and their families.

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