The call for projects Community Events provides financial support for initiatives aimed at raising awareness or educating the general public about precision psychiatry.
1️⃣ Laurence Fort, Psychiatric nurse at Niort Hospital, amateur clown, and member of Clown Nez Cs’ Air.
This workshop brings together patients and medical staff to forge bonds through clowning. Their exchanges lead to improvisational skits, then to the creation of a show. This initiative was awarded the 2023 Psychiatric Care Teams Prize.
The project: film and editing of the creative journey of the “Clowns à Quai” troupe. This material can be used to destigmatize mental disorders and open up the field of mental health to culture.
Learn more about Clown Nez Cs’ Air.
2️⃣ Elise Martinelli, Head of the Transmettre division at PositiveMinders.
PositiveMinders is an association that has been working for over 20 years to raise public awareness, inform and support people living with mental health issues, their loved ones and professionals in the sector, with the aim of advancing the field of mental health and psychiatry towards greater understanding and inclusivity. Initially focused on schizophrenia, it now addresses multiple disorders.
Its actions are structured around three areas: destigmatization, communication, and acceleration, with a vision based on collaboration, inclusion, innovation, and international deployment.
One of the association’s projects involves monthly webinars that bring together affected individuals, their loved ones, and professionals. These webinars are free and open to all. In October and November, the focus will be on mental health disorders in people over 50.
Learn more about PositiveMinders.
3️⃣ Nicole Merle, Director of the Over The Town association!
Over The Town creates and promotes artistic projects that combine poetry and dreamlike imagery while addressing major contemporary issues related to mental health. The association uses art to encourage reflection and inclusion, drawing on a community of committed artists.
The association’s major project is a one-woman show entitled Cœur Indélébile (Indelible Heart), written and performed by Nicole Merle. The play features nine characters, each sharing their life story and their perception of mental health and psychiatry, addressing issues such as bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and autism spectrum disorders.
Each performance is accompanied by participatory workshops designed to extend the dialogue with the audience and raise awareness of mental health issues.
At the same time, the association organizes theater courses, artistic workshops, and Forum Theater in partnership with various organizations, including medical and social institutions, businesses, and schools, thereby contributing to social inclusion and collective reflection.
Learn more about Over The Town.