Post-partum depression is usually associated with mothers. In an article in this month’s Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), authors discuss the issue of paternal perinatal depression, a seldom recognized, seldom treated condition that affects an estimated 1 in 10 men. While Canadian data are not currently available, international studies indicate that the prevalence of “sad […]Continue readingSad Dads
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Final report from the Roundtable on workplace mental health
The Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health (the Roundtable) has released its final report, looking back over more than 10 years of achievements in workplace mental health. The report also builds on the lessons learned in the first decade, and recommends a strategy for continuing progress in mental health and safety […]Continue readingFinal report from the Roundtable on workplace mental health
Field guide for LGBT patient- and family-centred care (USA)
A new field guide provides hospitals with strategies and tools to improve health outcomes and be a safe and inclusive environment for lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients. The resource was developed by the Joint Commission, a US-based non-profit organization, with support from the California Endowment. The guide provides hospitals with a tool kit […]Continue readingField guide for LGBT patient- and family-centred care (USA)
Children in foster care and concurrent antipsychotic meds (USA)
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore have discovered that children in the foster care system in the United States are prescribed concurrent psychotic medications, for extended periods, at alarming rates. According to the researchers, treatment regimes prescribing overlapping psychotics are not supported by evidence whereas the adverse metabolic effects of […]Continue readingChildren in foster care and concurrent antipsychotic meds (USA)
Bottom Line Conference
The Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division is hosting its annual Bottom Line Conference on February 29 and March 1, 2012. This year’s conference is called, “Practical Steps to a Psychologically Healthy Workplace” and will once again bring together business leaders, policy-makers, researchers and workers to improve mental health in BC workplaces. The promotion of […]Continue readingBottom Line Conference
OPSEU urges Social Assistance Commission
The Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU) made a second submission to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance, asking them to consider a number of additional recommendations on the basis that the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and Ontario Works (OW) are governed by two different acts. As such, they have different mandates […]Continue readingOPSEU urges Social Assistance Commission
CIHI reports on health spending in Canada for 2011 and beyond
A new report titled, “National Health Expenditure Trends: 1975 to 2011” from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) predicts that total spending on health care in Canada is expected to increase by more than $7 billion in 2011 and will reach a forecast of $200.5 billion by 2007. This calculates to about $5,800 per […]Continue readingCIHI reports on health spending in Canada for 2011 and beyond
New resource on mental health, criminal offenses and deportation
The Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (SSO), in partnership with Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO), has produced a new resource titled, “Mental Illness, Criminal Offences & Deportation: Tips for front-line workers. This resource is intended for front-line workers and advocates who are working with individuals with mental health conditions who are not Canadian citizens and have […]Continue readingNew resource on mental health, criminal offenses and deportation
Thomson heirs donate $30 million to CAMH
The largest donation in the history of mental health research was announced on November 28, 2011. Roy Thomson granddaughters Linda Campbell, Gaye Farncombe, Susan Grange and families have announced that they are donating $30 million to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) over the next five years. As a result of their generosity, […]Continue readingThomson heirs donate $30 million to CAMH
Post-secondary school stress at dangerous levels
The Canadian Association of College and University Student Services released a report this summer revealing that student stress and mental illness are “off the charts”. This is not a recent development; in 2009 a survey of six Ontario post-secondary campuses found that 53 per cent of their students were overwhelmed by anxiety, 54 per cent […]Continue readingPost-secondary school stress at dangerous levels