GOAL: We would like to focus on women’s mental health in the Regent Park community. We want to get women speaking about how they are feeling as we notice that they continuously care for others but have few moments for themselves. Hence the team name changed from Women Power to Hey Lady, You Matter. This name change is to better explain our goals and intentions with the project. We want to emphasize that women in Regent Park matter and they should be able to find resources and seek safe spaces to discuss important mental health issues that they face.
FORMAT: We will be working on a powerpoint presentation that shows statistics, resources in Regent Park and alongside that audio recordings of stories of Regent Park women and their experiences in multiple languages. We are hoping to make posters to put around Regent Park that emphasize the importance of looking for support and resources that are available in or close to Regent Park. We hope to compile all of this together so we get people talking about mental health and change the stigma around mental health issues.
PROJECT TIMELINE:
The questions Najiya pose are important and are part of the bigger reason why we are focused on informing residents on mental health. Take the time for you. Have space to breathe and connect with yourself.
The Hey Lady You Matter team members are Ines, Annika, Rebecca, and Najiya