SMH Day at Thompson Rivers University Oct.18, 2010

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SMH is Proud to Partner with TRU to Spread Awareness in Kamloops and the Okanagan Valley

Message from
the Associate Vice President,
Human Resources & Planning
Thompson Rivers University

Thompson Rivers University is proud to partner with the Canadian Mental Health Association to bring an event to our Kamloops campus this month. The Canadian Mental Health Association works towards a goal of a community free of stigmas toward people with mental illness.

In an effort to further this goal and support Mental Illness Awareness Week from October 5 -12, 2010, Human Resources, in conjunction with Occupational Health and Safety, is excited to be hosting the "Stand Up for Mental Health" (SMH) comedy event on October 18th for both a lunch hour and evening performance. This comedy show reaches tens of thousands of people each year and has been featured in many National media. This innovative and high-profile program reaches out to the millions of people with mental illness, their family, friends, co-workers, employers, caregivers, business, government and equally important, the general public.

"Most people think you have to be nuts to do stand-up comedy. SMH offers it as a form of therapy! SMH was founded in 2004 by Registered Vancouver counselor, stand-up comic, and author of The Happy Neurotic: How fear and Angst Can Lead to Happiness and Success, David Granirer, who himself has depression. SMH teaches stand-up comedy to people with mental illness as a way of building self-esteem and fighting public prejudice, stigma and discrimination."

I encourage you to attend this innovative and creative show along with some of the other TRU sponsored events on Campus in support of Mental Illness Awareness week including:

• October 7th - Partnering with CMHA on depression and anxiety screening Student Street, 10 am - 2 pm.
• October 18 - "Stand Up For Mental Health" comedy event- free lunch hour performance for TRU employees and students in the Grand Hall, CAC from noon - 1:00 pm. Plus an evening event for the public at 7:00 - 9:30 pm in the Grand Hall. Admission is $2.00.
• October 19th - "Awake at Work: How mindfulness can help us build healthy, successful careers & lives" Conversation with Michael Carroll and An Evening with Michael Carroll: "Introduction to Awareness Meditation" 12:30 - 2pm, Grand Hall, CAC.

Please come out and support Mental Illness Awareness Week and the SMH program.