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Raising Awareness of Mental Health Issues

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University of Toronto
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kyle Danielson
Assistant Professor
3
Timeline
  • January 22, 2019
    Experience start
  • March 18, 2019
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Non profit
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Hospital, health, wellness & medical

Experience scope

Categories
Skills
print design and layout design & multimedia communications
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will produce creative assets to raise awareness of mental health issues, or in support of a campaign by an organization that works in the mental health field.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
400 learners
Project
4 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 2
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Each student will provide one or more designs. The top deliverables will share their creative assets, including photoshop files, etc.

Project timeline
  • January 22, 2019
    Experience start
  • March 18, 2019
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

In this first year psychology class, students will produce a visual advertisement for use on the TTC, either as a banner advertisement on a subway car or bus, or a larger bus-stop add. As part of their mental health module, they will create materials that support your organization's goals and increase awareness of mental health topics in the community.

Organizations that could be a good fit include, but are not limited to:

  • The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • Toronto-area hospitals
  • Youth Mental Health Canada
  • Stella's Place
  • Griffin Centre

This is a large class, where up to 400 students may be completing the original project. This means it can be a great way for your organization to build awareness on campus, and attract future donors and volunteers.

To keep the time commitment manageable for a participating partner, students will be assessing each others' work and providing only the top submissions on to your organization for your feedback, and potential use.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.