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Join OMHAKEN partner, Rainbow Health Ontario, for their Café Scientifique 2011, Rewriting a History of Pathologization: LGBT People and Mental Health Research.  Mental health is an issue that is not frequently discussed within lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities. Because LGBT communities have suffered from a history of being labeled pathological or sick by medical […]Continue readingRHO’s Café Scientifique 2011: Bringing health research out of the closet

In a historic act of philanthropy, Bell Canada announced a $10 million donation to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) “Transforming Lives” campaign on May 11, 2011. This unprecedented donation is part of Bell’s Mental Health Initiative, a multi-year, country-wide program that targets the reduction of stigma surrounding mental illness.  Bell’s donation will […]Continue readingBell Canada donates $10 million to CAMH

Employee mental health has a huge impact on the bottom line of companies. The Mental Health Commission of Canada estimates that employee claims for workplace mental injury have increased as much as 700 percent in five years and cost the economy almost $30 billion annually due to absenteeism, reduced workplace performance, and benefit costs.  With these statistics […]Continue readingMental Health Works 2011 Conference

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA), the body that represents the province’s physicians, has called on the provincial government to eliminate the three-month wait time for people applying for Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) coverage. The current waiting period applies to most new applicants and former Ontario residents who have returned after living outside Canada for […]Continue readingOMA calls on government to end three-month wait for OHIP applicants

Mississauga teens faced with mental health issues are training for 5k and 10k marathons to be held on May 14th and 15th. The Mississauga Marathons have become an annual event for the Credit Valley Hospital Run Group (CVH Run Group) and a focal point for teens participating in the program.  Teens that have been referred […]Continue readingAt Risk Teens run Mississauga marathons

The Opening Doors Project is returning for a second year with two new workshops. Opening Doors is a collaborative project between Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto Branch; Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services; and Across Boundaries Ethnoracial Mental Health Centre, with funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Its purpose is to strengthen mental health, […]Continue readingTwo new workshops from the Opening Doors Project

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada (PSR/RPS Canada) is seeking nominations for its Pioneer Awards, which acknowledge contributions made by individuals and organizations in the mental health field. Nominations are sought in four categories:   The Recovery Award for Excellence is presented to a program or organization contributing to the promotion of education, support, wellness and recovery in the […]Continue readingPSR Canada seeking nominations for Pioneer Awards

For its inaugural FUTURES Conference, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) will be presenting a pre-conference day on May 2, 2011 devoted to increasing awareness of child and youth mental health issues. Dr. Ian Manion will be the keynote speaker on school mental health. There will also be a myriad of seminars on mental health […]Continue readingTDSB FUTURES pre-conference day focuses on child and youth mental health

Look to the April edition of the Minding Our Bodies e-bulletin for the latest announcements on:   Resource additions to the website, including snapshots of the recently completed “Eating Well for Mental Health” pilot programs Additions to the programming toolkit, Making the Case for Integrating Healthy Eating into Mental Health Service Provision A case study of the gardening […]Continue readingSubscribe to Minding Our Bodies e-bulletin