You are invited to

A Special Presentation, Panel, and Role Play on

‘Seeing the Individual’ and Changing Our Mindsets and Our Language in order to Remove the Stigma associated with

Mental Health/Mental Illness

 

Featured Speaker:  Ms. Celina Gray

Executive Director of the New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma

 

November 30, 2011

 1:00-2:15 PM

In the Lecture Hall on 2nd Floor of Obal Hall

Felician College

262 So. Main Street, Lodi NJ 07644

 

Ms. Gray will speak on various topics including

the importance of mental health for ALL OF US,

the importance of eliminating Stigma, and the many campaigns to raise awareness across New Jersey.

 

There will also be a panel of representatives from across campus, explaining their connection to the need to remove stigma.  This will be followed by several role plays (directed by Ms. Staci Block) in which Felician students enact scenarios of how to change language and behavior towards others in eliminating stigma.

 

This event is co-sponsored by

JELANI (Justice, Equity, Love, and Awareness NOW Institute)

 Felician College Active Minds Club

Veritas (Philosophy Club)

Department of Psychology

Residence Life

(Refreshments will be provided.)