2014 Ontario Peer
Development Initiative Lighthouse Awards
Toronto, October 6, 2014 —
Paul Nguyen received the Pay It Forward Award at the 5th
annual OPDI Lighthouse Awards dinner at the Holiday Inn
Toronto-Yorkdale. Paul was honoured for overcoming mental
health issues and using his lived experience to advocate for
change to systems and practices in Toronto.
The Pay It Forward award is named in honour of Linda
Chamberlain, a psychiatric survivor and award-winning mental
health champion in Toronto. Award recipients include Susan
Macphail, director of My Sisters' Place, Community Builder's
Award, and George Chapman, chair of Self Help Alliance, Peer
of the Year Award. The evening was hosted by Deborrah
Sherman, OPDI executive director, and Allyson Theodorou,
OPDI manager of finance and member services.
For more information about the Ontario Peer Development
Initiative, visit
http://www.opdi.org
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John Stapleton, Paul Nguyen
and Linda Chamberlain
Photos by Sue Chun
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Media |
The Toronto Star
(Oct. 14, 2014)
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The North York Mirror
(Oct. 2, 2014)
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