Surviving Addiction Docuseries – Season 2

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital, sets the standards for care, research, education and leading social change. The CAMH Foundation (CAMHF) works to financially support CAMH’s high-priority research, education and advocacy needs. CAMHF has a mandate to raise funds that will improve mental health care for everyone by supporting the ecosystem of research, education and patient experience at CAMH. An effective way to reach new donors is by sharing stories that highlight diverse experiences of addiction and mental health. A partnership with Durham College and Chris Cull would enable CAMHF to access the video production expertise needed to further diversify and showcase new stories and experiences surrounding addiction and mental health, primarily those from Black and Indigenous communities. Two video production students from Durham College will be guided by CAMHF, Chris Cull and staff from the Social Impact Hub as we create season two (6 episodes) of the docuseries. As an innovative addition to the academic curriculum, students will be exposed to mental health and addictions issues, as well as diverse perspectives from those with lived experience with addiction and/or supporting someone struggling with addiction and mental health concerns.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Bedford

Student:

Partner:

CAMH Foundation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology

Program: