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Parental Anguish, Teen Angst
Posted on 24/01/2012 | 0 Comments
The responsibility of civil society to help people who are, as a result of their mental condition, making terrible decisions about their well-being
Getting the Message
Posted on 18/01/2012 | 3 Comments
Why should the media harbor less stigma than the population in general? Should we expect reporters to know more about mental illness and write about it from a base of some expertise?
Reading Between the Lines
Posted on 06/01/2012 | 1 Comments
Let’s keep a critical eye on how stories about youth mental health are reported in the media this year.
Protection of Privacy or Impediment to Care?
Posted on 21/12/2011 | 0 Comments
“I can’t talk to you because that would be breaking her confidentiality”.
Data Clarifies “Sexting” Panic
Posted on 13/12/2011 | 1 Comments
We need to make sure that we help young people understand that in the age of instant electronic communication that sometimes a private act can become a public spectacle.
Does Anonymity Breed Cruelty?
Posted on 07/12/2011 | 0 Comments
I don't want to comment on the video -- it speaks for itself. What I want to address are some of the comments that the video has received.
Is it Boys or is it ADHD?
Posted on 01/12/2011 | 0 Comments
The lack of understanding about what ADHD is, or what is different about being a boy with ADHD from a boy without ADHD does not seem to give pause to certainty of their opinions.
Even, if that means letting go of our opinions.
Posted on 24/09/2011 | 0 Comments
On the contrary, we accept that all of us come to every consideration with built in biases and perspectives that may or may not be valid – or that may or may be more or less valid.
A Global Opportunity to Advance Mental Health: Can we grasp it?
Posted on 13/07/2011 | 1 Comments
As we are all too familiar, mental disorders are too often not on the list when it comes to health care investment – not only here in Canada but around the world.
Helping Early May Help in Unexpected Ways
Posted on 11/07/2011 | 4 Comments
While the potential mental health benefits of early identification and effective treatment are relatively easy to understand, there are other benefits that may be less evident but also very important. One area of such benefit is found in relation to a number of physical illnesses: diabetes; heart disease and maybe even some forms of cancer!
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