Stories & Reflections
Our stories are deeply important to the Disable the Label experience – over the years we have done recaps and had youth and adult allies write reflections about their time at DTL. We encourage you to read through if this is your first time attending DTL to get a feel of what we’re all about!
Dawood's Reflection on DTL 2025
On the first day of the DTL trip, before we even hit the road, one of our Strides staff members told me this would be a life changing experience. I didn’t doubt her, but it definitely made me curious. And now, I can happily say...
DISABLE THE LABEL 2020 ALUMNI EXPERIENCE!
Disable The Label (DTL), that title brings such fond memories, and Geneva park being home away from home. Filled with laughter, fun, connections, conversations, growth, learning, and of course lots of chocolate milk. DTL has...
DISABLE THE LABEL 2018 DAY-BY-DAY WALKTHROUGH
Each year for the past 11 years, The New Mentality has hosted our annual summer leadership training retreat known as Disable the Label (DTL) for youth organizers in the mental health system. The event brings together over 100...
JAYDON’S DISABLE THE LABEL 2015 REFLECTION
It was about halfway through the afternoon on Monday, July 27th, 2015 when our vehicle took the turn into Geneva Park. As soon as that turn happened my mood instantly changed and a smile emerged onto my face. We were driving...
April’s RECAP OF DTL 2014
MY EXPERIENCE AT DISABLE THE LABEL 2014 BY APRIL KENT When Gloww (Giving Light Offers Worth and Wellness) heard about Disable the Label over a year ago, everyone was excited for the experience of camp. Having only been with...
Disable the Label 2013
Re-visiting the Journey The New Mentality held our annual ‘Disable the Label’ leadership training retreat this past July at YMCA Geneva Park in Orillia, Ontario. The retreat was a huge success and our largest ever, hosting...
Disable the Label 2012 – Cath’s Weaving
Do you remember how we started so fiercely and sweetly, by LANDING and sharing our labels? We joined as a group to share our labels, which produced some heated reactions in the room when we named them. When we shared our labels,...
Disable the Label 2012, Morgana’s Youth Reflection
THE WEEK THAT FELT LIKE A MONTH BY: MORGANA, TNM 2012 Summer Student I arrived with very little understanding of where I was and what I was supposed to do. But I was confident enough in myself and in my new employer that...
DISABLE THE LABEL 2010 – DAY BY DAY
Day One: Monday, August 9, 2010 The participants arrived and were given a brief orientation session. Both groups were combined (adult allies, youth facilitators) in order to complete the “yarn exercise”. This exercise got...
Please note that our organization does not directly provide mental health services.
To find a Children’s Mental Health Centre near you, click here.
If you are in a crisis, please call 911 or go to your nearest Emergency Department.