Stand Up for Mental Health in Dryden

A group of Fort Frances residents who use comedy to talk publicly about their mental health issues is taking their routine to Dryden this weekend.

The group have participated in Stand-Up for Mental Health, a program introduced to the local area a couple of years ago by Vancouver counsellor David Granirer.

Nancy Daley of the Canadian Mental Health Association in Fort Frances says they'll be performing as part of a district-wide conference.

"It's a great way to spread the word about mental health," says Daley. "It takes some of the scariness away. We can kind of laugh at some of challenges each of us has experienced at the same time giving some education about mental illness."

Daley says many of the same people who participated in the Fort Frances shows will be performed at the Dryden show.