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Scars is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Alex Anna and released in 2020. [1] Blending live action with animation, the film explores Anna's own mental health history by documenting the scars resulting from her own history of self-harm. [2] The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]
On May 8, 2012, Canada became the last of the G8 nations to create a national mental health strategy. The document, Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada, set out six strategic aims, including implementation, prevention, diversity, access and delivery of services. [7]
Peer Support Canada is an organization which specializes in connecting certified people who have experienced and beaten mental health issues with current sufferers. [8] The group also offers a certification, a three-phase program where individuals are assessed and verified based on the national Standards of Practice regarding the knowledge and ...
In the United States, the number of mental health mutual support groups (MSG), self-help organizations (SHO) (run by and for mental health consumers and/or family members) and consumer-operated services (COS) was estimated in 2002 to be 7,467. [23] In Canada, CSI's (Consumer Survivor Initiatives) are the preferred term.
Psychological trauma (also known as mental trauma, psychiatric trauma, emotional damage, or psychotrauma) is an emotional response caused by severe distressing events, such as bodily injury, sexual violence, or other threats to the life of the subject or their loved ones; indirect exposure, such as from watching television news, may be extremely distressing and can produce an involuntary and ...
Bell's initiative is designed to spread the awareness of mental health issues through conversation and social media, primarily through the use of its hashtag.For every "interaction" on Bell Let's Talk Day, the company pledges to donate five cents towards Canadian mental health, which is then divided among various community projects and major institutions across Canada.
Senator Paul and Mrs. Sheila Wellstone Mental Health Visionary Award (2009) Disability Rights International was awarded the 2009 Wellstone Award. The Award was established by the Washington Psychiatric Society to recognize visionary work and actions benefiting parity in mental health, and fighting the stigma of discrimination of mental illness.
The minister of mental health and addictions (French: ministre de la santé mentale et des dépendances) is a minister of the Crown and a member of the Canadian Cabinet tasked with supporting the Government of Canada's mental health and addictions related priorities. The office is associated with the Department of Health.