About Mental Health

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280398962009-05-07T00:57:40.052-03:00About Mental HealthAbout Mental Health Blog is authored by Nadine Lipton of Moncton, New Brunswick to encourage everyone to treat their health, mental, emotional, physical or spiritual with enthusiastic attention. Your comments are welcomed, as are your questions in the comments section at the end of each post, as we explore together how to get to a condition of wellness of mind, body and spirit.Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-53082109627223008942009-05-07T00:47:00.004-03:002009-05-07T00:57:40.063-03:00Mindscapes New Brunswick 2009 - Submission date, June 1st, 2009

LA VERSION FRANÇAISE SUIT LE TEXTE ANGLAIS... MERCIhttp://www.nb.cmha.ca/bins/site_page.asp?cid=284-1007-1634It will be held at the Musée de Madawaska, in Edmundston, NB.Opening Night will be Friday, October 30th and the show will run until December 1st. Please send in your submissions! We would like to receive them by June 1st, 2009. Submissions should be sent to your local Regional Community

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-5390244075495636752009-02-16T14:36:00.001-04:002009-02-16T14:37:49.173-04:00Mental Health Week 2009 - May 4-10

The Canadian Mental Health Association's 58th Mental Health Week takes place May 4th through 10th, sponsored by Desjardins Financial Security. The national awareness week provides Canadians with many opportunities to find out more about the importance of mental health, and how to achieve it in our daily lives. For more information contact: Alexandra Keay at akeay@cmha.ca or (613) 745-7750 Ext.

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-64039145570965797982008-10-04T09:35:00.003-03:002008-10-04T09:39:02.655-03:00Heart patients should be screened for depression: American Heart Association

Sep. 29, 2008 Provided by: The Canadian PressWritten by: Jamie Stengle, THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDALLAS - Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday. Depression is about three times more common in heart attack survivors and those hospitalized with heart problems than the general population, according to the recommendations

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-68651848831915553542008-10-04T09:32:00.001-03:002008-10-04T09:34:08.079-03:00Anne of Green Gables author suicide highlights mental illness

Sep 22, 2008 05:59 PM THE CANADIAN PRESSFREDERICTON– The revelation that beloved author Lucy Maud Montgomery, who wrote the Anne of Green Gables books, committed suicide in 1942 is being lauded for helping generate public discussion on mental health issues.Montgomery's battle with mental illness was known for many years, but confirmation of her death by a drug overdose at the age of 67 only came

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-89611307687309762412008-10-04T08:58:00.005-03:002008-10-04T09:07:10.428-03:00Mindscapes New Brunswick 2008 - September 26th to October 31st, Saint John Arts Centre

City of Saint JohnCommunity Arts FundingMindscapes New Brunswick Mindscapes New Brunswick 2008 will celebrate the healing power of art. This exhibit will be a window into the mindscape of mental illness. As artists, your work will offer insight into life’s small moments and victories. It will reflect the importance of expressing life’s challenges and finding peace in the face of

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-56458035341108581442008-04-16T02:29:00.006-03:002008-12-09T06:29:07.988-04:00Mindscapes 2008 call for artists to submit by May 28th

Mindscapes New BrunswickImages en tête Nouveau-BrunswickMindscapes New Brunswick 2008 will celebrate the healing power of art. This exhibit will be a window into the mindscape of mental illness. As artists, your work will offer insight into life’s small moments and victories. It will reflect the importance of expressing life’s challenges and finding peace in the face of adversity. The exhibit

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-23007150255288152672008-03-11T20:52:00.003-03:002008-12-09T06:29:08.125-04:00Mindscapes New Brunswick 2008 - Submissions due May 28th, 2008

Are you a New Brunswick Artist and a Mental Health Consumer?If so, you are invited to submit your artwork to the Canadian Mental Health Association’s “Mindscapes New Brunswick 2008” Art Exhibit to be held at the Saint John Arts Centre from September 26th to October 31st, 2008. The selection criteria that we will be applying will be originality and the personal nature of the artist’s expression.

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-56202112958878317522008-01-29T22:57:00.000-04:002008-01-29T23:02:34.584-04:00Changing Minds - Adressing Mental Illness at Work

The powerful and engaging program that will change your mind regarding people and mental illness Delivered by 2 Certified Canadian Mental Health Association FacilitatorsChanging Minds is an innovative, multi-use mental illness education program. It was created in order to address a community need for mental health education, stigma reduction and topromote a better understanding of mental health

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-52516921673290465082008-01-29T22:39:00.000-04:002008-01-29T22:50:13.766-04:00Symposium on Eating Disorders - Feb 7th,8th, Space Available!

http://www.eatingdisordersmoncton.com/http://www.eatingdisordersmoncton.com/Eating_Disorders_Brochure.pdfRegister now as there is still space available!!Late registrations as space permits! First Moncton Symposium Clinical Treatment of Eating DisordersCrowne Plaza Hotel,Moncton, N.B.February 7th and 8th, 2008Our main emphasis will be on the difficult topic of prevention.Keynote and Main

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-4164730487792799942008-01-29T22:30:00.000-04:002008-12-09T06:29:08.280-04:00Mindscapes New Brunswick 2008 - Submissions due in June

Mindscapes New Brunswick 2008Submissions will be due in June, 2008 to prepare for the largest show yet - Check here for updated information:http://www.nb.cmha.ca/bins/site.asp?cid=284-1007&lang=1CMHA NB Division is proud to present for the third time MINDSCAPES NEW BRUNSWICK an exhibit of mental health consumer art to be held at the Saint John Arts Centre from September 26th through to October

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-3775289812555242282008-01-26T20:12:00.004-04:002008-03-19T01:19:24.708-03:00“Wine Women & Wellness” was a HUGE success in Moncton last night

CMHA Moncton Branch Presents“Wine Women & Wellness”The 5th annual Wine, Women, and Wellness took place on January 25th, 2008. It was an uplifting evening of warmth and sharing in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association - Moncton. A total of $50,000. was raised by a group of 500 women gathered last night at Hotel Beausejour. Scotiabank matched the first $15,000.bringing the total to over

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-24785823883306423822007-11-09T11:48:00.000-04:002008-12-09T06:29:08.424-04:00Art Therapy - Mental Illness in the Arts Community

Oct. 26, 2007: Art TherapyCBC TV's Bob Mersereau has the story of a special art exhibit opening Oct 27 at the Moncton Museum. It features artists who all have some kind of experience with mental illness and is sponsored by the Canadian Mental Health Association. The connection between creativity and mental illness has long been debated. Some of the world's most well-known and respected artists

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-2352435106231136962007-11-08T00:12:00.000-04:002007-11-09T12:22:45.973-04:00Mindscapes NB - Artist Speech

Mindscapes New BrunswickOctober 26th, 2007 - November 20th, Moncton MuseumArtist Speech - Written and Presented by Nadine LiptonEveryone has a burden to bear and sometimes the heaviest burdens are the ones you can't see.Some of the most famous people from our past have gone through the most difficult times.The one thing that all of these people from the past or the present have in common is that

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-22406553895792125762007-11-07T23:47:00.000-04:002007-11-07T23:57:42.354-04:00Mindscapes New Brunswick in Moncton Oct 26th - Nov. 20th, 2007

The Canadian Mental Health Association NB Division is proud to present for the second time MINDSCAPES NEW BRUNSWICK an exhibit of mental health consumer art held at the Moncton Museum from October 26th through to November 20th, 2007. Through creative expression, the talented artists who contribute to this exhibit have made an important connection by reaching out to everyone who views their works

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-16645552189624530862007-11-07T23:24:00.000-04:002007-11-08T11:41:27.914-04:00Being Bipolar - A Poem

Being Bi-polarI’ve always known something wasn’t quite right…I felt it from the startIt’s not something that would be present every dayBut I felt it in my heartDespite being very intelligentMost things seemed out of reachBut the illness became more prevalent as an adultAnd so too were the lessons it would teachI once had a wife and child…A family of my ownThen one day I woke up from a

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-43416077989833150182007-05-05T03:13:00.000-03:002008-12-09T06:29:08.550-04:00National Mental Health Week, May 7th-13th, 2007

May 7-13, 2007 The first week of May is National Mental Health Week, and this year, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) wants Canadians to achieve a better work-life balance. If you find it difficult to balance the different roles in your life, you’re not alone. 58% of Canadians report ‘overload’ as a result of the pressures associated with work, home, family, friends, physical health

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-88243091050640072712007-03-27T01:32:00.000-03:002007-03-27T01:35:55.269-03:00Girl's death stirs debate over psychiatric meds

Associated PressUpdated: 4:11 p.m. ET March 23, 2007HULL, Mass. - In the final months of Rebecca Riley’s life, a school nurse said the little girl was so weak she was like a “floppy doll.”The preschool principal had to help Rebecca off the bus because the 4-year-old was shaking so badly.And a pharmacist complained that Rebecca’s mother kept coming up with excuses for why her daughter needed more

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-18370317617772081452007-03-26T17:22:00.000-03:002007-03-26T17:32:37.700-03:00Bp Magazine - Hope and Harmony for people with Bipolar

Bp, the healthy living magazine for those with bipolarEach season, bp Magazine delivers a powerful editorial package to its readers.Bp contains in-depth features on personalities, articles on cutting-edge issues, and down-to-earth coping suggestions. Our readers enjoy stories about people who are living full and rich lives.The articles in Bp are honest, accurate, and interesting, bringing not

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-1165478735818486782006-12-07T04:02:00.000-04:002006-12-07T04:05:35.833-04:00Celebrities with Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder Personal StoriesThe Independent of London (UK) reported this week that the following UK and US celebrities have talked openly about their mental illnesses:1. Dame Kelly Holmes: Athlete "I became depressed and I cut my self with scissors and stuff."2. Sinead O'Connor: Musician "I had developed manic depression [bipolar disorder] ... and the main symptoms the constant voice in the

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-1160142045715640132006-10-06T10:30:00.000-03:002006-10-06T10:54:47.570-03:00Mental Health Events in Canada

http://www.cwlc.ca/publica_e.htmOut of the Shadows At Last: Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addictions Services in CanadaBy Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and TechnologyIt is the culmination of extensive national consultations on mental health and illness in Canada. The report outlines a spectrum of concerns with a full chapter dedicated to child and youth

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-1156178778790838352006-08-21T13:29:00.000-03:002006-08-21T13:49:38.323-03:00MINDSCAPES NB -Submission Deadline - September 1st, Show October 23rd until November 10th

MINDSCAPES NBThe Canadian Mental Health Association NB Division along with its partners will be holding a three week long exhibit of mental health consumer art at Old Government House, 51 Woodstock Road, Fredericton. It will be open to the public weekdays from 10am to 5pm beginning October 23rd through to November 10th, 2006.Those artists that may have participated in CMHA National’s past

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-1156176752325442112006-08-21T12:59:00.000-03:002006-08-21T13:48:59.900-03:00Mental Illness Awareness Week – October 1-7, 2006

Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is an annual national public education campaign designed to help open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. The week was established in 1992 by the Canadian Psychiatric Association, and is now coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) in cooperation with all its member organizations and many other

Nadine Liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810210476455416718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039896.post-1147539656340905932006-05-13T13:46:00.000-03:002006-05-13T15:45:25.913-03:00Senate Committee Recommending Nickel-a-Drink Tax Funding Plan for Illness Focus

You may have missed this CP story out of Ottawa, published in most newspapers recently on a Senate Committee recommendation in Ottawa to consider having Canadians pay a nickel a drink to help the mentally ill.If you have a comment or reaction to this story, please click on the comments section and I will post them as part of a discussion of whether this is an idea worth supporting, or not.Here's

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