明朗青少年领袖系列讲座: Three Upcoming Mental Health Webinars Sponsored by UCA

- October 15, 2021

Three Upcoming Mental Health Webinars

Join us, start the conversation, SAVE a life!!

UCA WAVES Presents Three Mental Health Webinars

(Including this Saturday),

Please Register Now

Webinar / 讲座 #1

Saturday, October 16

7:00-8:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Depression is becoming a killer second only to cancer. However, due to a lack of awareness about depression and other mental illnesses, many people deny that their family members (especially their children) suffer from depression, refusing to accept medication and professional treatment. Instead, they choose to ignore the issue or show “tough love," which ultimately leads to tragedy.

The new documentary “Stories That Save Lives," produced by award-winning documentary director Professor Chuangfu Chang, tells the real experience of how two families who have fallen into the abyss of depression emerged from its depths. The two protagonists in this article bravely share their stories with the public and use their painful lived experiences to tell everyone:

Depression is terrible,
But just as terrifying is the stigma and shame,
The neglect and lack of awareness.

Please join UCA WAVES and our partners for a panel discussion, during which a 12-minute clip of the film will be shown, followed by a discussion with the featured family members, the filmmaker, and a psychiatrist. See the flyer for more details.

10月16日周六
美东时间晚上7:00-8:30
登记：https://tinyurl.com/UCA-WAVES-OCT16

从痛不欲生到重获新生,《走出深渊》纪录片预告短片首映与剧中人现场座谈。

抑郁症，就像是大脑的“流感”，正在成为仅次于癌症的杀手。可是，由于对抑郁症的不了解，很多人拒绝相信家人（尤其是孩子）患有抑郁症，更加不能接受药物和专业治疗，而是选择忽视或硬撑，最终导致悲剧产生……

著名获奖纪录片导演常昌富（Chuangfu Chang）教授制作的全新纪录片《走出深渊》，讲述的是两个陷落抑郁深渊的家庭，如何走出深渊的真实经历。

本文的两位主人公，勇敢地走到公众的面前，用她们曾经痛不欲生的真实经历，来告诉大家——

抑郁症很可怕，
但比它更可怕的是“讳疾忌医”，
是逃避和无知……

请加入 UCA WAVES 和我们的合作伙伴进行小组讨论。我们会播放十分钟的电影剪辑，然后与影片故事的家庭成员、电影制片人和精神病医生进行讨论。有关更多详细信息，请参阅传单。

Webinar / 讲座 #2
October 24th Sunday
6:30-9:00 p.m. EDT
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/ucawakeup

Join UCA WAVES in a free screening of “Wake Up,” followed by a panel discussion with mental health experts.

This touching documentary was produced by the non-profit organization, Project Wake Up, in order to change the way people perceive and talk about mental health, as well as to prevent suicide. The film tells real stories and interviews college students, veterans, transgender people, and more.

After the screening, mental health experts and community advocates will discuss mental health support and suicide prevention in the Chinese American community, as well as the United States at large.

10月24日周日
美东时间晚上 6:30-9:00
观看预防自杀和心理健康之
登记：https://tinyurl.com/ucawakeup

美国华人联合会(UCA)和精神健康合作项目（Waves）邀请您一同观看纪录片《Wake Up》，并参加小组讨论。

这部纪录片是非盈利组织Project Wake Up为改变人们看待和谈论心理健康的方式，预防自杀行为而制作的一部非常感人的纪录片，该片讲述的都是真实的故事，采访对象包括大学生、退伍军人、政治拥趸、变性人、反枪支控制人士等。

在观影后的座谈中，心理健康专家和幸存者将一起探讨华人社区的心理健康支持和自杀预防工作。

Webinar #3: Seminar on Mental Health of College Students

Thursday, November 4

U.S. Eastern Time 6:30-8:00 p.m.

On November 4th, UCA WAVES will partner with experts and representatives from Talk Space, a peer mentoring program at North Carolina Central University Nursing, the Association of Student Governance (ASG) at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars, and NAMI NC to host a webinar on mental health issues for college students. The event speakers include: Victor Armstrong, the Chief Health Equity Officer of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; Ashley Sherman, Talk Space President; Jennifer Tu, Duke University School of Medicine student and WAVES coordinator; Raymond Palma, President, UNC System ASG; Gail Pruett, NAMI NC; and Sen Xu, Brown University Psychiatrist and WAVES consultant, as well as other student leaders and advocates from each of the three universities.

讲座 #3：大学生精神健康专题讨论会
11月4日周四
美东时间晚上6:30-8:00
登记：https://tinyurl.com/uca114

9月是美国精神健康月，陈健女士在北卡中央大学的学生针对大学生的精神健康援引全美精神疾病联盟（National Alliances on Mental Illness，NAMI ）的权威调查数据，呼吁大家重视“五分之一大学生有自杀念头”这一严峻的社会问题。

该校11月4日针对大学生精神健康问题的专题研讨会，邀请到北卡卫生与公众服务部的首席卫生公平官Victor Armstrong，还有杜克大学医学院学生和WAVES协调员Jennifer Tu，精神病学家Sen Xu博士等作为演讲嘉宾。