CAMH is lead by the President and CEO Dr. Catherine Zahn, she also has a team of professionals working under her that include VP’s, Human Resource workers, Clinical Officers, Physicians, and many more. 

CAMH’S Mission/ Strategic Plan: In June 2012, CAMH launched a program called Vision 2020: tomorrow.today, an eight year Strategic Plan to build on the legacy of their founding organizations and their core values.

Their vision is to transform lives while learning and building to discover more potential. 

They value courage, respect, and excellence

They have six strategic directions that they follow, those are:

FACTS AND STATS:

In any given year, 1 in 5 canadians will suffer from a mental health disorder.

People aged 15 to 24 are more likely to be affected by a mental health disorder.

People with a mental illness are more likely to experience substance abuse problems than those who do not.

How can you get involved?!

You can easily get involved through CAMH, here’s how:

CONTACT CAMH:

Website: http://www.camh.ca/en/hospital/Pages/home.aspx

Phone: CAMH main switchboard (toll free) : (416) 535-8601

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg MB.

This museum is based completely on human rights and what they are. You can see articles and displays explaining past issues with human rights and present issues as well. The museum also has interactive displays that will play videos or quiz you on the topic.

Youtube: Youtube has many informational videos on mental health and the rights that come with it. Here are some examples of informational videos: 

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health.

What they  Do educate. Offered in thousands of communities across America through our NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates, our education programs ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals and educators get the support and information they need.

 advocate. NAMI shapes the national public policy landscape for people with mental illness and their families and provides grassroots volunteer leaders with the tools, resources and skills necessary to save mental health in all states. 

Listen.They listen they have health lines you can call and theory's 

 lead. Public awareness events and activities, including Mental Illness Awareness Week , NAMIWalks and other efforts, successfully combat stigma and encourage understanding. NAMI works with reporters on a daily basis to make sure our country understands how important mental health is.

CALL THE NAMI HELPLINE 800-950-NAMI info@nami.org M-F, 10 AM - 6 PM ET

　Each year they fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for equal care. Each year, the movement grows stronger. Raising awareness on your own, as part of a small group or part of your community can make a difference.

Taking action and raising awareness of mental health conditions can break down obstacles and improve the chance of recovery. 

Mental health matters to everyone. Individuals, companies, organizations and others can all take the pledge to learn more about mental illness, to see a person for who they are and take action on mental health issues. Take the pledge and raise awareness.

Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S.—43.8 million, or 18.5%—experiences mental illness in a given year.1

Approximately 1 in 25 adults in the U.S.—10 million, or 4.2%—experiences a serious mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.2

Approximately 1 in 5 youth aged 13–18 (21.4%) experiences a severe mental disorder at some point during their life. For children aged 8–15, the estimate is 13%.3

1.1% of adults in the U.S. live with schizophrenia.4

2.6% of adults in the U.S. live with bipolar disorder.5

6.9% of adults in the U.S.—16 million—had at least one major depressive episode in the past year.6

18.1% of adults in the U.S. experienced an anxiety disorder such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and specific phobias.7

Among the 20.2 million adults in the U.S. who experienced a substance use disorder, 50.5%—10.2 million adults—had a co-occurring mental illness.8

Serious mental illness costs America $193.2 billion in lost earnings per year.

Mood disorders, including major depression, dysthymic disorder (chronic depression that lastes two years or longer) and bipolar disorder, are the third most common cause of hospitalization in the U.S. for both youth and adults aged 18–44.16

Individuals living with serious mental illness face an increased risk of having chronic medical conditions.17 Adults in the U.S. living with serious mental illness die on average 25 years earlier than others, largely due to treatable medical conditions

https://www.nami.org/

　

This is a news article about a woman , she's just done. She couldn't find her help, the hospital didn't want to help her. They said there is no reason to keep you here. She seen this in no body cares why stay around.

This video really touches my heart and he had some life changing things happen. I like this ted talk just really knows what he is talking about and knows how to explain it. He explains how it's hard to hold onto jobs to be normal when people look weird at you.

The founder of We Trust Feelings (wtf) is Jasmyn and Makayla.

When we are free of depression, anxiety, excessive stress and worry, addictions, and other psychological problems, we are more able to live our lives to the fullest.

Peace of mind is a natural condition, and is available to everyone.

This topic is important to us because we care about our friends and family and many people can be effected by theses acts, emotions and gestures. 

Workers: Alexi Runke, Sydney chornoboy, Skyler Friesen, Taylor Peters, Makayla Lorteau and Jasmyn Martens.

Our objective is to keep people healthy, clean and mind free of any bad thoughts. Help people show them there is more to life, things worth living for.

Strategies our organization used is social media, we have Facebook and Instagram because those are the most used. Going to school to presentations. We have made  pamphlets, we also have fundraiser by selling many different key chains ex.. Our symbol, hearts, quotes and loving words to cheer up your day. and 70% of that goes to us to fund all our trips,gas,and to pay our workers. When you go to major retailers and they explanations to where it's going. 

We have done our research on where and how to get young kids attention, also how to theses parents attention to watch for the signs. 

How we run off not getting a lot we have volunteers and annual funds supporters, we also get donations and the key chains help us.

We try to touch people's hearts make them help and choose the saddest pictures to use on social media.