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The campaign aims to counteract the stigmatization of people with central nervous system disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Our school is the campaign's Honorary Patron.
This year's edition of the project focuses on youth education. High school students will be targeted with an educational programme and a nationwide film competition promoting empathy and awareness of mental health and brain disorders. This is a response to research conducted as part of the campaign, which shows that as many as 70% of Poles consider school education to be the most effective way to combat discrimination, and one in four have witnessed the mistreatment of someone with a mental disorder or neurological condition.
The project aims to increase young people's knowledge about mental health and brain disorders, with a particular focus on depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. It also aims to counteract stereotypes and stigma by demonstrating that a medical diagnosis should not lead to social exclusion. The project aims to foster attitudes based on empathy, understanding, and responsible communication, while also presenting schools as places that foster openness and integration.
This year's campaign combines education with active student engagement and is aimed at 16-17-year-olds, i.e., second-year high school students across Poland. This is the age at which young people are on the threshold of adulthood, mature enough to discuss mental health, however, it is also when they increasingly encounter mental health issues and brain disorders.
As part of the campaign, an educational programme developed by experts in neurology, psychology, psychiatry, and pedagogy has been developed, including:
• Comprehensive support for teaching staff – free expert-led training, • Ready-made lesson plans – materials to help teachers deliver lessons that debunk myths about depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy,
• Practical Vademecum – a compendium providing knowledge about brain diseases and depression,
• "Straighten Your Gaze – See the Human Being" Film Competition – a creative challenge for second-year high school students to create short films of 30–90 seconds duration that demonstrate the importance of acceptance, empathy, and counteract stigmatization of people suffering from depression.
Participation in the project is completely free, and school applications are accepted until September 30, 2026.
Details and registration information can be found at: www.wyprostujspojrzenie.pl
The project is implemented by the Nie Widać Po Mnie Foundation, the EPI-BOHATER Foundation, and the Półtorej Minuty Foundation.
The project aims to increase young people's knowledge about mental health and brain disorders, with a particular focus on depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. It also aims to counteract stereotypes and stigma by demonstrating that a medical diagnosis should not lead to social exclusion. The project aims to foster attitudes based on empathy, understanding, and responsible communication, while also presenting schools as places that foster openness and integration.
This year's campaign combines education with active student engagement and is aimed at 16-17-year-olds, i.e., second-year high school students across Poland. This is the age at which young people are on the threshold of adulthood, mature enough to discuss mental health, however, it is also when they increasingly encounter mental health issues and brain disorders.
As part of the campaign, an educational programme developed by experts in neurology, psychology, psychiatry, and pedagogy has been developed, including:
• Comprehensive support for teaching staff – free expert-led training, • Ready-made lesson plans – materials to help teachers deliver lessons that debunk myths about depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy,
• Practical Vademecum – a compendium providing knowledge about brain diseases and depression,
• "Straighten Your Gaze – See the Human Being" Film Competition – a creative challenge for second-year high school students to create short films of 30–90 seconds duration that demonstrate the importance of acceptance, empathy, and counteract stigmatization of people suffering from depression.
Participation in the project is completely free, and school applications are accepted until September 30, 2026.
Details and registration information can be found at: www.wyprostujspojrzenie.pl
The project is implemented by the Nie Widać Po Mnie Foundation, the EPI-BOHATER Foundation, and the Półtorej Minuty Foundation.