Friday, January 11, 2013

Face to Face with Mental Wellness - Brent

Face to Face with Mental Wellness - Brent Tube. Duration : 3.67 Mins.


Brent talks about his diagnosis of schizophrenia and tries to bridge the gap between societies perception of mental illness and the reality of it. He asks you to be the change that is needed to de-stigmatize mental illness. Brent is a committed mental health advocate, public speaker and outdoor enthusiast who is in his final year of business school at Simon Fraser University. This is the new face of mental illness in the 21st Century Face to Face with Mental Wellness is a series of videos created by Alex Burr, a project designed to put a face to mental illness in the 21st Century. In partnership with Students for Mental Wellness (Vancouver-based non-profit) and The Lowdown (Vancouver-based mental health speakers bureau).

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