Living with Mental Illness, Homelessness, and Allies.

Learning Outcomes & Objectives

• I can demonstrate a better understanding of the connection between mental illness and homelessness.

• Learning Outcomes• We are learning how mental health impacts real

world issues.• We are learning this because it will help us

develop empathy for other humans in our lives and communities.

• We are hoping to be able to use this information to analyze the messages in the film “The Soloist.”

Create Your own word cloud

• As we explore the following resources, you should record down words that you think are important to understanding these topics.• If you see/hear a word multiple times, place a

tally next to it.• At the end, you will create a unique word cloud

that will help tell the story of mental illness, homelessness, and allies.

Homelessness in Portland

• Homelessness In Portland

Mental Illness & Homelessness

• Between 1/3 & 1/2 of all individuals who are homeless report severe mental illness or problems with addiction.

• The Cost of Not Caring• Homelessness in America: The Journey Home

Being a Mental Illness Ally

• Six Ways to Become an Ally to a Person with a Mental Illness

Word Cloud• Using your word list, create a word cloud that

represents the main ideas of this lesson. Be prepared to share and explain your thinking.

Keep Oregon Well• Take some time to explore the Keep Oregon

Well website. Be prepared to share what you find on the site.

• #Keep Oregon Well