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Courageous Minds Speakers Bureau

Sign up for the 2024 Courageous Minds Cohort


Application deadline is January 26, 2024. View the Courageous Minds flyer for more information.

We each have a story to tell. Your story can bring hope to someone going through a difficult time. 

As part of Tri-City's stigma reduction campaign, Courageous Minds Speakers Bureau exists to inspire hope and increase compassion and mental health awareness in our communities. Through storytelling and open dialogue, our speakers directly help to transform the negative attitudes and beliefs surrounding mental health. By sharing their experiences and giving mental health a voice, our courageous speakers show that experiencing a mental health condition does not define an individual; rather, it is one part of their life journey.

Courageous Minds brings together a small group of people to learn how to share their experiences with a mental health condition or what it’s been like supporting someone they care about. Our speakers are comprised of both individuals and family members, and represent a cross section of age, culture, diagnosis and experience.

Share your story
Storytelling is a powerful tool for transformation and healing. The aim of the program is to enable speakers to tell their story in a safe and effective way for themselves and for others. Through a series of free workshops, we will help you prepare and tailor your storytelling before sharing your story in the community. This is a safe, constructive and encouraging process.

After participating in the workshop, speakers have the opportunity to share their story in a variety of settings including high schools, colleges, parent groups, community forums, civic groups, professional conferences, and more.

Join a community that supports mental health and recovery. By sharing your story, you can:

      • Reduce the stigma surrounding mental health
      • Show others that they are not alone in their struggles and that support is available
      • Empower people to reach out for help when needed
      • Bring the community together to engage in positive conversations about mental health

If you are interested in booking a Courageous Minds Speaker or panel to come and share at your organization, please contact bnguyen@tricitymhs.org.

 

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Courageous Minds Speakers Bureau Consists of individuals with lived experience who are leading the charge against stigma by sharing their personal stories.
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EACH OF US HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN ENDING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.

Learn moreContact us for resources, personal stories of recovery and more information
on mental health and ways to reduce stigma.