{"id":20728,"date":"2019-04-21T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/blog\/rencontrez-valerie-qui-contribue-a-demystifier-les-troubles-de-sante-mentale\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T13:32:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T17:32:54","slug":"meet-valerie-who-helps-educate-people-about-mental-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/blog\/meet-valerie-who-helps-educate-people-about-mental-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Val\u00e9rie, who helps educate people about mental health issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every day, Val\u00e9rie helps counter the stigma of mental health disorders.

Val\u00e9rie oversees various psychosocial services for the families, friends, and caregivers of people with mental illness. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Val\u00e9rie Fortier has been working with the Association qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise des parents et amis de la personne atteinte de maladie mentale team (the AQPAMM; Quebec\u2019s Association of Parents and Friends of Persons with Mental Illness) for several years. As part of her work, she provides valuable support to the families and loved ones of people living with a mental health disorder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Val\u00e9rie oversees various psychosocial services for the families, friends, and caregivers of people with mental illness. In addition to working directly on developing the association’s services, she also serves as its voice: she is the AQPAMM\u2019s spokesperson and communications manager, and does everything possible to promote the association’s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day, Val\u00e9rie helps counter the stigma of mental health disorders. Together with the AQPAMM team, she helps promote greater inclusion of those affected, and helps facilitate a better understanding of mental health issues and of its impact on personal and professional relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past year alone, she has given numerous TV and radio interviews, to promote the Association and highlight the difficulties that can be experienced by the friends and loved ones of a person living with a mental health problem. She is ever dynamic and always respectful, and has a gift for raising public awareness of issues that are all too often passed over in silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to her work as a spokesperson, Val\u00e9rie is able to talk about the helplessness, fear, worry, and anger that can be experienced by those affected by mental health issues. Giving a voice to these realities helps raise public awareness about the different aspects of mental health and, most importantly of all, helps fight the stigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Val\u00e9rie recently received a teaching assignment at Jean-de-Br\u00e9beuf College, where she teaches a course on psychosocial activism. She believes the next generation has a major role to play in raising awareness around mental health issues, and she hopes to inspire others to follow along the path she has chosen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Val\u00e9rie Fortier is the proud recipient of the Solidaires Rel\u00e8ve 2018 award.<\/p>\n\n\n

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