One of the three success stories in your kit is from Robert. Robert was addicted to hard drugs, hears voices, was homeless for many years, slept rough, ended up in jail, and finally came to us through the justice system. He's now almost fully recovered. He still hears voices, but he manages to cope with his symptoms, and he's working in a meaningful job. It's doable. It can be done.
I think in answer to this gentleman's question earlier, the best promoters of these success stories are the people who have lived the experiences themselves. Normally I would not be sitting here. Normally it is the people with lived experience who speak for our organization. I perhaps misunderstood and thought only one person could come today.
There are groups like the Dream Team, and there are others such as A-Way Express. There are dozens of stories of people who are doing better. They can speak for themselves, and they are compelling.
They go into high schools, to colleges, and they change minds. There was an evaluative study by the Mental Health Commission of Canada called “Opening Minds” that compares various anti-discrimination education strategies across the country. Financial support for that kind of public education could go a long way.