Parents must face sober facts on binge drinking
Toronto Star.- Saturday, October 31
Dr. David Wolfe, a London-based psychologist with CAMH, Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, advises parents on how to handle the topic of binge drinking with their college and university-aged kids.
Mental-health groups look to emulate breast-cancer fundraising
The Globe and Mail - Saturday, October 31
“With breast cancer, people are running for their mothers, their sisters, their friends. I would love to see that kind of
groundswell for mental health” says Darrell Gregersen, president and chief executive officer of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation.
Mental health and the Canadian newcomer
digitaljournal.com – October 27
Stranger in a strange land: How does immigration impact on mental health? was the topic up for discussion at CIHR Café Scientifique IRSC which was moderated by CAMH senior scientist Kwame McKenzie ..
Caring for the whole patient
The Globe and Mail - Friday, October 23
A new study led by CAMH’s Dr Russell Callaghan indicates that patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder aren't getting the general medical care that they need.
Healthy relationships keep teens safe: expert
thepeterboroughexaminer.com - Friday, October 23
“Teenagers who form healthy relationships are less likely to get involved with drugs, unsafe sex and violence” says Dr. David Wolfe, the RBC chairman in children's mental health at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health…
Raising the bar
The Expositor (Brantford) – Monday, October 19
Soc, psych, phil and a six pack; biology and a Bailey's. Are college students hitting the books as hard as the bars? "It's
important for people to know the risks involved in a binge drinking pattern," says Dr. Robert Mann, a senior scientist at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Other mentions: Toronto Sun; Ottawa Sun; Winnipeg Sun; The Intelligencer (Belleville); The Standard (St Catharines); The Daily Press (Timmins);The Whig-Standard (Kingston); Standard Freeholder (Cornwall); The Recorder and Times (Brockville); Vancouver 24 Hrs; Toronto 24 Hrs; The Sudbury Star; chealth.ca
Madness' film fest has both pathos and levity
ctv.ca; maclean’s.ca – Monday, October 19
The 17th annual festival, which runs Nov. 5-14, is presented by Workman Arts, a non-profit organization that supports artists who receive mental health and addiction services
Park named for CAMH head Paul Garfinkel
insidetoronto.com – October 12
In a new park that bears his name, Dr. Paul E. Garfinkel said you will regularly spot him sitting on a bench and looking up to see the transformation of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) around him…
How Robert Munsch grabbed a lifeline
The Globe and Mail – Friday, October 9
“Getting treatment for bipolar disorder helped my creativity” says the popular author Robert Munsch. CAMH's Dr. David Goldbloom discusses creativity and mental illness in this article about Robert Munsch's struggle with bipolar disorder.
Program aims to ease return to work after mental health leave
healthblog.ctv.ca (by Katy Kamkar)Thursday, October 01
“Employer investment in high quality mental health care produces better outcomes and cost-savings than traditional disability
management approaches” according to Dr. Ash Bender, Clinic Head of the Work, Stress and Health Program at CAMH.
Program aims to ease return to work after mental health leave
healthblog.ctv.ca - Thursday, October 01
CAMH’s Dr. Katy Kamkar is a CTV health blogger. Read her latest blog on workplace health.
HEADS UP
SWAY Magazine - October, 2009
Kwasi Kafele is the director of corporate diversity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Based on international findings, it's likely depression rates are much higher in African Canadian women than in white women..