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Ontario: Human Development & Sexual Health                           Ontario: Human Development & Sexual
       Grade 11 - C.1.4, C3.4                                               Health
                                                                            Grade 11 - C.1.4, C3.4
PURPLE HEARTS
                                                                  LET’S TALK DAY 2014
Grades 7-12 10 min 2014 CC CTV
Directed by Gemini Award-winning TSN Feature Producer             Grades 7-12 14 min 2014 CC CTV
Mike Farrell, PURPLE HEARTS shares the story of Daron             As many as 1 in 5 Canadians will suffer from a mental
Richardson, daughter of former NHL defenceman Luke                illness in their lifetime and for many, that battle will begin in
Richardson, who took her own life at the age of 14 in November    adolescence. A panel consisting of national spokesperson and
2010. The tragedy shocked the entire country, including Daron’s   former Olympian Clara Hughes, TSN “Off the Record” host,
hockey teammates – her best and closest friends. PURPLE           Michael Landsberg and Stephanie Muskat talk openly about
HEARTS examines this remarkable group of young girls’ quest       mental illness. As national figures, Hughes and Landsberg
to honour Daron’s memory, both with their play on the ice and     have made it their mission to break the stigma. They speak
their youth mental health activism in the community. Their        to youth to let them know they don’t have to be perfect. They
goal is simply, Do It For Daron. Do It For Daron (D.I.F.D.) soon  also encourage people to get help. Muskat shares her story of
became a symbol for youth mental health across the country.       PTSD and anxiety and credits the Kids Help Line with helping
CTV621-SE15 $129.95: DVD                                          her. In another story, Jayson Pham’s life changed 3 years ago
Streaming Price (3 year term): Single School – K-12: $195         when he was hit by a car. He developed depression and PTSD.
                                                                  He didn’t know how to reach out for help because the stigma
       Ontario: Human Development & Sexual Health                 of mental illness was so great in his mind.
       Grade 11 - C.1.4, C3.4                                     CTV614-SE15 $129.95: DVD
                                                                  Streaming Price (3 year term): Single School – K-12: $195
THE OBSESSION: W5
                                                                            Ontario: Human Development & Sexual Health
Grades 9-12 20 min 2012 CC CTV                                              Grade 11 - C.1.4, C3.4
We all have nagging worries - did I turn off the stove? Did I
lock the door? But for Canadians with obsessive-compulsive        1, 2, 3… DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE
disorders, these thoughts get stuck, playing over and over in
the mind like a broken record. And the only way to lower the      Grades 7-12 15 min 2014 CC CTV
volume is to perform rituals - behaviours such as constant        Humans blink roughly once every 3 seconds. Someone
checking, excessive washing or extreme hoarding to control the    attempts suicide once every 3 seconds. In this program, TSN
unwanted thoughts. Symptoms can be so severe that that some       Off the Record host Michael Landsberg, looks back on the life
patients are unable to hold down jobs, go to school or even       of canoeist and three-time Canadian Olympian John Wood,
leave their homes.                                                who took his own life in January 2013 after a battle with
CTV552-SE15 $129.95: DVD                                          depression. The program includes photos from John’s family
Streaming Price (3 year term): Single School – K-12: $195         album and his 1976 Olympic Silver Medal win, clips from
                                                                  the film PADDLES UP!, and comments by business associate
                                                                  Laurie Davis and paddling colleagues Larry Cain, Adam van
                                                                  Koeverden and Wolf Ruck. John Wood’s son and daughter
                                                                  shed light on how they have tried to deal with the tragedy.
                                                                  CTV622-SE15 $129.95 : DVD
                                                                  Streaming Price (3 year term): Single School – K-12: $195

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