Mental Health Commission of Canada Launches National Research Project

http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/AtHome-ChezSoi/At%20Home%20Moncton%20launch%20release.pdf

Mental Health Commission of Canada Launches National Research Project to Find Sustainable Solutions for People With Mental Health Issues Who Are Homeless Moncton demonstration site will investigate ‘Housing First’ approach with urban and rural citizens

MONCTON, November 23, 2009 – Moncton is one of five cities selected by the Mental Health Commission of Canada

(MHCC) for implementation of its ground‐breaking national research project to find the best way to provide housing and services to people who are living with mental illness and homelessness. Using a ‘Housing First’ approach, the research project focuses on first providing people who are homeless with a place to live, and then the other assistance and services they require. The goal is to see if this approach is better than traditional ‘care as usual’.

Up to 225 people who are homeless and living with a mental illness in Moncton and in two rural communities will be among the 2,285 participants in the national study. Of these, 125 local participants in the research group will be given a place to live and offered a range of health, housing and social support services over the course of the research study.

Hiring the mentally ill - John Stokdijk, CMA

Hiring the mentally ill
by John Stokdijk, CMA
Chief Financial Officer of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
http://johnstokdijk.blogspot.com/

Would you knowingly hire someone with a mental illness

The Mental Health Commission of Canada, launched by the Government of Canada in 2007, faced this question in its early days of organizational life. The Commission is “a non-profit organization created to focus national attention on mental health issues and to work to improve the health and social outcomes of people living with mental illness”. My colleagues on the senior management team and I quickly agreed that it was important for the credibility of the Commission to “walk the talk.”

Opening Minds to take the stigma out of Mental Illness

NEWS RELEASE

Opening Minds to take the stigma out of Mental Illness

CALGARY, AB October 2, 2009 ‐ Opening Minds, the largest systematic effort in Canadian history to reduce the stigma of mental illness, was launched today by the Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

“More than seven million Canadians will experience a mental health problem in 2009. Many of these people will not seek help because of the stigma surrounding mental illness. In fact, people who live with mental illness tell us that the stigma is often worse than the disease itself”, says Kirby.

Mindscapes New Brunswick 2009 - Submission date, June 1st, 2009

LA VERSION FRANÇAISE SUIT LE TEXTE ANGLAIS... MERCI

http://www.nb.cmha.ca/bins/site_page.asp?cid=284-1007-1634

It 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 Worker.

Mental 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. 222.

Homelessness and mental health project launched

http://monctonhomelessness.org/
Greater Moncton will be one of five cities in Canada involved in a five-year research demonstration project on homelessness and mental illness. Earlier this year, the federal government allocated $110 million to the Mental Health Commission of Canada to find ways to help the growing number of homeless people who have a mental illness. Research will also be carried out in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal.

Former Moncton-Dieppe-Riverview MP Claudette Bradshaw has been hired as Director for the Moncton component of the project. Paula Goering, head of the research team for the Commission, and Sam Tsemberis, founder of the Pathways to Housing project in New York, were in the city in early September for the launch.

Heart patients should be screened for depression: American Heart Association

Sep. 29, 2008

Provided by: The Canadian Press
Written by: Jamie Stengle,
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS - 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 published in the journal Circulation. The authors said only about half of heart doctors say they treat depression in their patients - and not all those diagnosed with depression are treated.

Anne of Green Gables author suicide highlights mental illness

Sep 22, 2008 05:59 PM
THE CANADIAN PRESS


FREDERICTON– 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 this weekend in an article written by her granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler, in the Globe and Mail newspaper.

Mindscapes New Brunswick 2008 - September 26th to October 31st, Saint John Arts Centre

City of Saint John
Community Arts Funding

Mindscapes 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 adversity. The exhibit will be a road map through mental health.

Mindscapes 2008 call for artists to submit by May 28th