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What If? Unit

Green Chinese takeaway boxTakeaways

  • Recognize stigmatizing attitudes toward mental health and mental health patients, as compared to other medicalized conditions and patients categories

Three green gears working togetherArtefact

The artefact for this unit is “What If? …Cancer Prisons,” a short satirical essay that contrasts attitudes toward cancer patients and mental health patients. Written by a HiP community expert Lanny Beckman.

Green kitchen weigh scaleEvaluating the Artefacts

Green hand-held magnifying glassLearning Lens

Humour is a useful teaching device, especially in exploring ideas of normalcy.  What if we treated cancer patients as we treat mental patients? This artefact is a short satirical piece by humorist and project community expert Lanny Beckman who explores this question.