Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of young people? Do you have a passion for reducing stigma and discrimination toward people with mental health conditions through education? If so, join enthusiastic individuals across the state to help deliver the Ending the Silence (ETS) program to your area!
ETS is a 50-minute program designed for high school audiences and is typically presented in the freshman/sophomore health classes during the mental health portion of the curriculum. This transformational program is devoted to giving students an opportunity to learn about mental illness through an informative PowerPoint, short videos, and personal testimony. Through the presentation, students learn symptoms, and indicators of mental illness, and are given ideas about how to help themselves, friends, or family members who may be in need of support.
The program is delivered by a two-person team, including a trained consumer/presenter who relates to the student population by sharing their own journey with a diagnosable mental health condition.
Students are given a resource card with valuable phone numbers and websites for mental health agencies along with a list of symptoms/warning signs of mental illness. At the conclusion of the presentation, postcards are mailed home to parents informing them of the program. They are also given information regarding programs and services offered by their local NAMI affiliate.
The goal of this program is to create a generation of students that are well-positioned to eradicate the stigma associated with mental illness through education and advocacy.
NAMI California is looking for presenters who are comfortable with self-disclosure, knowledgeable about the various disorders, and people living with a diagnosable mental health condition. Since this program will be reaching out to high school students, we are especially interested in getting young people involved in ETS.
ETS presenter trainings will be conducted in the last two weeks of June via webinar (days and times for each two hour training are listed below). If you're interested in participating in one of these trainings, please follow the link to complete the ETS presenter application and email or fax it to Holly Davison at NAMI California. Registration is limited to 25 people per training, so submit your application today!
ETS Webinar Training Schedule
June 18, 2012 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
June 18, 2012 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
June 20, 2012 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
June 21, 2012 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
June 23, 2012 10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
June 25, 2012 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
June 25, 2012 6:00 - 8:00 p.m
June 27, 2012 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
June 27, 2012 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
June 28, 2012 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Holly Davison
Stigma & Discrimination Reduction Programs Coordinator
NAMI California
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 916-567-0163
Fax: 916-567-1757