Movember
The Mental Unity Group proudly supports Movember! 👨🏻👨🏽👨🏿👨🏼
For those of you that aren’t aware, Movember is an annual event where men (and women) grow out their facial hair in support of promoting men’s health during the month of November! Specifically raising awareness of prostate cancer, testicular cancer, men’s suicide and mental health.
The Movember Foundation is the only charity tackling men’s health on a global scale, year round. They have one goal: to stop men dying too young.
PHILANTHROPY
The Mental Unity Group supports different causes and organizations. As a team, we are enthusiastic to support and promote external activities and charities that are similarly passionate about mental health and mental wellness. We are excited to host fundraiser events and work with different charities to help our community be one step closer to reducing the stigma associated with mental health.
We will be posting future events on our Facebook page and Instagram page, so make sure to keep an eye out!
If you have any more questions feel free to email us at tmug@utsc.utoronto.ca for more information.
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RBC Race for the Kids Toronto
The Mental Unity Group participated in the RBC Race for the Kids Toronto on September 16th. We raised $561 towards youth struggling with mental health. The donations generated by the race support the critical work of Family Navigation Project at Sunnybrook. This non-profit program helps Canadian youth struggling with mental health and addiction issues.
Only one in five young people will get the specialized mental health service they desperately need due to the sheer complexity of our mental health system. The trained staff at Sunnybrook’s Family Navigation Project will help youth and their families to get the right care, at the right time.
Our team wants to give a big thank you to everyone that donated. Every bit of support helps youth find the right mental health support they need, when they need it most.
Woman Abuse Prevention Month
November is Woman Abuse Awareness Month in Ontario.
Did you know 7% of Ontario women living in a common-law or marital relationship reported experiencing physical/sexual assault by a spousal partner at least once between 1994 and 2004, yet less than one quarter of victims of spousal violence report to the police?
Wondering what YOU can do to prevent Violence Against Women? Here are some of our suggestions:
- Recognize inequality and encourage change
- Confront sexism, racism, ableism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, and all forms of oppression
- Support women and children to empower themselves, to take control of their own bodies, wages and lives.
- Advocate for ending violence, poverty, homelessness and the oppression of women and children.
Movember Timelapse Video
One of our members modeled for our Movember Timelapse video for Movember, Men's health awareness month.
DID YOU KNOW...
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canadian men. Know the facts and take action early.
If detected early - 98% chance of survival beyond 5 years VS if detected late - 26% chance of survival beyond 5 years.
If you’re 50, you should be talking to your doctor about PSA testing. If you’re of African or Caribbean descent, you need to start that conversation at 45. And if you have a brother or father with prostate cancer in their history, do it at 45.
Not everyone experiences symptoms of prostate cancer. Many times, signs of prostate cancer are first detected by a doctor during a routine check-up.
Some signs and symptoms include:
A need to urinate frequently, especially at night
Difficulty starting urination or holding back urine
Weak or interrupted flow of urine
Painful or burning urination
Difficulty in having an erection
Painful ejaculation
Blood in urine or semen
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
Did you know January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month? An opportunity for all Canadians to increase their awareness of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, which continues to have a significant and growing impact across Canada.
We encourage you to learn more about Alzheimer’s and dementia and to visit the Alzheimer Society of Canada website to learn about the warning signs.
http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/Home
International Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Did you know February 26th to March 4th is International Eating Disorders Awareness Week? Eating disorders are complex medical and psychological conditions that anyone, of any age, gender, or ethnicity, may one day struggle with. Our media and society tends to push the image of this “perfect body”, and the negative effects of these messages can severely damage someone’s mental health, leading to an eating disorder.
Here we have TMUG’s general members and executive team member Tina Luong, showing everyone that we all have different body shapes and sizes, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that!
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Pink Shirt Day
The digital world is so ingrained into our lives; it can be difficult to escape cyberbullying. This includes anything from harassment, spreading rumours, or threats. These negative
experiences can build up, and may severely affect someone’s mental health, leading to anxiety disorders, depression, and low self-esteem.
Today is Pink Shirt Day and TMUG is trying to spread awareness on cyberbullying. We encourage others to think twice before posting something negative!
#PinkShirtDay 🤾♀️🤸♀️🤽♀️🏃♂️
