The 15th Blue Met Festival and the Douglas Institute present the “Literature and Mental Health” track.

From April 22 to 28, 2013, the public will have the opportunity to rediscover great writers who have experienced mental health problems and the books that describe their journey. This series will be held at Hotel 10 and at the Douglas Institute.

For the occasion, we are pleased to invite you to these events hosted by  experts from the Douglas :

• Thursday, April 25 - On the Border of Good and Evil - Life Imitating Art in a Segregated World
• Saturday, April 27 - Aux frontières du Bien et du Mal - La vie copiant l’art dans un monde divisé
• Sunday, April 28 - 50 nuances de Grey et de névroses sociales
• Wednesday, April 8 - «Open mike» : Ça prend un village/It takes a village

You can also participate in other “Literature and Mental Health” events of the Festival:

• Monday, April 22 - Discover the power of words to help young people at risk and their parents
• Saturday, April 27 - Petit-déjeuner lecture – le journal de Virginia Woolf
• Saturday, April 27 - Bibliothérapie
• Saturday, April 27 - Healing Words: Writing Mental Health, Characters in crises
• Sunday, April 28 - A Breakfast Salon: Sylvia Plath and The Bell Jar
• Sunday, April 28 - Autism: Treatment, Hope and Bad Animals

Please note that many events require registration on the Blue Met Festival Web site