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“In Between” is an animated short film by a group of students from the French Gobelins School of Image. It depicts a young woman coming…
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“When They See Us” is a drama web television miniseries created, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. The series premiered in four parts on Netflix…
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In the 60s, R.D. Laing among others founded the anti-psychiatry movement, as well as authored several books including ‘The Divided Self’ and ‘The Politics of…
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Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize Laureate and cognitive psychologist, uses humour and wit to deliver a compelling talk on the nature of memory and the divide…
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This Bengali film (translation: Generation “Me”) follows the everyday lives of two teenagers as they maneuver the turbulences of their final high school years, and…
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Erika & Anju is an animation by Clara Horst which depicts Erika, a woman with violent, intrusive thoughts that interfere in her daily functioning. In…
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“Seize the Awkward” is an initiative led by Ad Council that encourages young adults to start difficult conversations with friends about suicide and mental health….
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Music therapist Karla Hawley shares her harrowing story of childhood sexual abuse in this TEDx Talk. Karla found her healing through a nostalgic piece of…
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This TED-Ed lesson by psychologist Natasha M. Santos debunks three of the main myths surrounding obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The animated video aims to clear…
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Inspired by long wait lists and inaccessible psychotherapy costs, Toronto comedian Shelley Marshall opened a free mental wellness centre in her home. Shelley herself has…