Becoming a Changemaker

This workshop explores mental health, ways to protect wellbeing, and available supports when personal strategies are not enough. It examines barriers that prevent people from seeking help and challenges participants to become changemakers in dismantling stigma and harmful beliefs around mental health. The session also highlights the “Walk to the Lighthouse” as an example of how community action is helping reduce stigma, one step at a time.

Meet Melanie Walker MSW, RSW – Social Worker

Melanie Walker is the Intake Coordinator, DBT Therapist and Professional Practice Lead for Community Mental Health at Joseph Brant Hospital where she has worked for the past 24 years. She has a private practice where she helps clients better manage a variety of mental health concerns.

She has a strong interest and investment in mental health both professionally and personally. She is the co-chair for the Walk to the Lighthouse which is a fundraiser to support the redevelopment of Mental Health and Addiction Services at Joseph Brant Hospital. She is passionate about this role as it not only raises much needed funds but also awareness for mental health and addiction.

In her spare time, Melanie enjoys exercise classes, walking with friends, paddleboarding with her husband and dog and watching her 4 children as they mature and build their own lives.

https://walktothelighthouse.com

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