News /January, 2012
PEERS launches consumer mask display in downtown Oakland
A new consumer mask art exhibit debuted in downtown Oakland today next to the Paramount Theatre and will last through the end of February. The display, which highlights masks made by four consumers through the "Reformation: Moving Beyond Stigma" workshop, serves to educate the public and foster dialogue around mental health stigma and discrimination.
"This display has multiple goals, but the overarching focus is to promote and perpetuate the message of the Social Inclusion Campaign, which is...
PEERS joins Entertainment Industries Council in statewide mental health education, outreach program
PEERS has joined a team of communications and community outreach organizations in a three-year program to end mental health stigma and stereotypes in entertainment and news media. Led by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., the effort aims to change public attitudes about people with mental health challenges and encourages individuals who are struggling to seek mental health services before problems become crises.
Funded by the Mental Health Services Act (Prop. 63) administered by the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), the program is part of the...
