Lest We Forget...

"Lest We Forget..."

Veteran Affairs minister vows to change how Ottawa treats returning soldiers
by Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail, Nov. 08, 2015

Read story here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/…/veteran-a…/article27171466/

You're Not Alone

More info here: http://www.forces.gc.ca/…/caf-…/mental-health-resources.page

IT’S MENTAL presented by AMELIA CURRAN (Calgary) - Oct 14

IT’S MENTAL presented by AMELIA CURRAN

**Our grandson Morgan Paul ( Artist: Morgan M. Paul ) will be part of this event, coming up tomorrow! **

"...Morgan M. Paul’s autobiography Break From Reality is filled with short stories based on traumatic events leading up to his hospitalization. The result is a gripping, enlightening dramatic novel filled with bizarre and dangerous tales. His second book, A Lunatic’s Guide to Art, is a series of lists for overcoming mental illness, artist struggles and how to dominate your objectives. Morgan will also be creating a painting during the event, inspired by the live music. The painting will be auctioned off at the end of the evening..."

More information and ticket purchase here: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1494316717560118/

‪#‎mentalhealth‬ |‪#‎stopthestigma‬ | Bow River Shuttles | Amelia Curran | Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region |Kim Magotiaux | Dione Magotiaux |

It's a beautiful day for a mental health checkup

Comedian Robin Williams suffered from depression and eventually committed suicide. TIZIANA FABI / AFP/Getty Images

1 in 5 fly fishers...

It's a beautiful day for a mental health checkup

by Karin Klassen, Calgary Herald, Oct 05, 2015

Today, on this most beautiful Alberta fall day, someone will go home to find the person they most love in this world, dead of something self-inflicted.

This devastating scene will play out close to 500 times this year in this province alone, maybe more with the bad economy. That’s the highest suicide rate in the country.

Anyone can join this club, and they do — across genders, cultures and ages — but the victim will probably be male, because they’re almost four times as likely to call it a day on their life, and with probably just 40 to 60 years spent on this Earth. Teenagers are also tragically welcome; it’s the most likely way they’ll leave their families behind to keep their rooms just as they were left, the day they “left.” In obituary terms, this is known as “died suddenly.”

As it turns out, people who feel desperate, do desperate things.

Today is National Depression Screening Day, and the Calgary Counselling Centre has provided an online link for you to take a free, anonymous screening test for this mental health issue that more than half a million people are treated for in Alberta every year.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/1GvuRrb

‪#‎NationalDepressionScreeningDay‬ | ‪#‎yyc‬ | Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region

What Will Your Candidate Do to Support Mental Health?

What Will Your Candidate Do to Support Mental Health?

by Marvin Ross, HuffingtonPost.ca, Aug 18, 2015

""When the health system fails to treat mental illness, the justice system punishes the symptoms". Canadians should be pressing the parties to take a leadership position on the healthcare file and one aspect of that file that needs the most attention is mental illness." - Mood Disorders Society of Canada

Read more here:  http://huff.to/1ObMGCu

#‎mentalillness‬ | ‪#‎Canada‬ | ‪#‎health‬ | ‪#‎elxn2015‬ | ‪#‎canpoli‬

CMHA's 64th Annual Mental Health Week - May 4-10, 2015

 

Eager to get involved in ‪#‎MentalHealth‬ Week? The Canadian Mental Health Association is hosting events and activities all across Canada. Join seminars, open houses, film screenings, art shows and walks to promote positivity around mental health.

For a full listing of events, please visit: www.mentalhealthweek.ca. And don’t forget to ‪#‎GETLOUD‬!

Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region http://mentalhealthweek.cmha.ca/ http://getloud.mentalhealthweek.ca/

Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge, Speaks To End Children's Mental Health Stigma In Rare Video Appearance

Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge, Speaks To End Children's Mental Health Stigma In Rare Video Appearance

By Louise Ridley, The Huffington Post UK, Feb 16, 2015

Read more here: http://huff.to/1DjaT5z

From soldier to champion for mental health

Lieutenant-colonel (retired) Stéphane Grenier in Montreal Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Grenier battles with PTSD which changed him from a soldier into a champion for mental health. Photo, Montreal Gazette

From soldier to champion for mental health

Personal contact is key, he says

Charlie Fidelman, Calgary Herald/Postmedia News/Montreal Gazette, October 30, 2014

Stéphane Grenier stepped off a Hercules aircraft under a blast of gunfire with the Canadian peacekeeping forces during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. That, recalled the retired lieutenant-colonel, “was the beginning of the rest of my life.”

He became addicted to the adrenalin of dangerous war zones and peace missions — Afghanistan, Cambodia, Kuwait and Haiti to name a few — anything was better than home. Civilians, he felt, couldn’t relate to soldiers returning from war-torn areas with a combination of grief, stress, trauma and depression.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/1pfgJiL

2nd Annual Music 4 Life Concert Series - Oct 18, 2014

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I Will Survive Music 4 Life writes: "Tickets are still available for the 2nd Annual Music 4 Life Concert Series! Great Music, Amazing Silent Auction, Sheldon Kennedy will be our keynote speaker and all to end the stigma surrounding mental illness. 

All proceeds of the event will be donated to the  Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region and the Centre for Suicide Prevention."

http://www.iwillsurviveassociation.com/

Ticket info here: http://bit.ly/1w4LiIi

Business and the brain

Dr. Anthony Phillips says a collaborative approach is already bearing fruit. Photograph by: Wayne Cuddington, Postmedia News , Postmedia News

Business and the brain

How some scientists hope to cure mental illness

SECOND OF A TWO-PART SERIES

By Kathryn May, Calgary Herald/Ottawa Citizen/Postmedia News October 7, 2014

Researchers around the world are unlocking mysteries of the brain and causes of mental disorders in a “quiet neuroscience revolution” that, some say, will transform the way mental illness has been diagnosed and treated for the past 50 years.

Read article here: http://bit.ly/1oWcKSz

Mental Health Commission of Canada
‪#‎MIAWyyc‬ Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region

Allies against depression

Bill Wilkerson heads up a global roundtable on depression and work stress. Photographed in Ottawa, September 18, 2014.
Photograph by: Julie Oliver, Ottawa Citizen

Allies against depression

How a Canadian is driving science and business to find a cure

FIRST OF A TWO-PART SERIES

By Kathryn May, Postmedia News October 6, 2014

European mental health experts have turned to Canada to help lead a campaign targeting depression in the workplace that is snowballing into an international movement to find a cure.

Read article here: http://bit.ly/1tHmYYz

Let’s end the stigma

Let’s end the stigma.

Talking is the first step towards meaningful change and building greater awareness, acceptance, and action.

More great videos here: http://bit.ly/1CVSYi8

#BellLetsTalk #MIAWyyc

George Cope (CEO BCE & Bell): Let's talk about mental health SOLD OUT

George Cope (CEO BCE & Bell): Let's talk about mental health SOLD OUT

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
120 9th Avenue SE

Please note: This event is now SOLD OUT

$20 from the sale of every ticket for this event will go to support community mental health initiatives in Calgary.

Presented by: The Calgary Chamber of Commerce

With many people suffering in silence due to fear of rejection and judgment, addressing mental health issues at work is vital for Canadian companies. No workplace is immune from the risk of mental health problems, regardless of size or sector. The workplace is a strong contributor to mental wellbeing, giving people the opportunity to achieve their potential and feel productive. It can also be a stressful environment that may contribute to increased mental health issues and illness.

More info here: http://bit.ly/1rVAiKM

Face It: Mental Illness Awareness Week - Oct 5-11, 2014

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Face It: Mental Illness Awareness Week - Oct 5-11, 2014

Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is an annual national public education campaign designed to help open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. The week was established in 1992 by the Canadian Psychiatric Association, and is now coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) in cooperation with all its member organizations and many other supporters across Canada.

More info here: http://bit.ly/1BKVHZr
And here: http://bit.ly/1nXVdi2

 
Mental Health Commission of Canada
‪#‎MIAWyyc‬ Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region

Chamber puts mental health in spotlight

"Mental illness and depression is projected to be the No. 1 ailment affecting the global population by the year 2020. If you look at it from a business perspective, it is the No. 1 cost of prescription drugs for employers, it is the No. 1 cause of absenteeism and sick days," says chamber of commerce president Adam Legge.
Photograph by: Colleen De Neve Colleen De Neve , Calgary Herald

Chamber puts mental health in spotlight

Growing problem needs greater awareness

By Amanda Stephenson, Calgary Herald October 3, 2014

The Calgary Chamber of Commerce is urging the local business community to do more to erase the stigma of mental illness in the workplace.

In what is a first for the organization, the chamber has published a report examining the prevalence and extent of workplace mental health concerns in Canada, and compiled a list of resources that Calgary employers can turn to for help.

Read article here: http://bit.ly/1nXE4Fd

#MIAWyyc Calgary Mental Health Network Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region

The Sweat Lab yyc Charity Gala - Nov 01, 2014

The Sweat Lab yyc Charity Gala - Nov 01, 2014

Benefiting Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region

Ticket info here: http://bit.ly/YQzTyy

Rocks in My Pockets at Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) - Sept 27 & 28

Rocks in My Pockets at Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) - Sept 27 & 28

Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region writes: "Join us for the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) screening of Rocks in My Pockets, a refreshing representation of mental illness, Sept 27 & 28!"

More info here: http://www.calgaryfilm.com/films/2014/rocks-my-pockets

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. #WSPD14

 

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. #WSPD14

 

An estimated 4,000 Canadians die by suicide each year yet the stigma still exists. Please help us in raising awareness of this important issue by sharing this post and/or attending a World Suicide Prevention Day community event near you: http://ow.ly/BkTsG #WSPD14

Fish & Chips: Golf & Fly Fishing - Sept 11, 2014

Welcome to the 2014 Fish & Chips Golf Tournament & Fly-Fishing Derby!

Join Horizon Housing Society and Canadian Mental Health Association – Calgary Region for the 10th Annual Fish & Chips Golf Tournament & Fly-Fishing Derby on September 11, 2014.
 
http://fishandchipscalgary.ca/

Learn more here: http://bit.ly/1uk23yj

"Break From Reality" by Morgan Paul - book launching party/pop-up art showcase

"Break From Reality" by Morgan Paul - book launching party/pop-up art showcase

4-6pm. Studio C, 502, 237 - 8 Ave SE, September 5, 2014

Description of “Break from Reality”

"Break from Reality, is an autobiography written by Morgan M. Paul. The book consists of a number of short stories in order from the time he moved out of his parents in 2009 to January 1st 2014.

He describes every serious traumatic event leading up to his hospitalization with a mental illness in 2010 and both negative and positive accounts afterwards. The book was intended as a form of coping and understanding parts of his life that made the deepest impression on him, later realizing that the stories were so bizarre and dangerous that perhaps people would find it to be a very griping dramatic novel.

The book gives insight to people who may have lead more productive and healthier lives, that not everybody has the option or chooses a better, safer path in life. As some stories are very personal and have serious dark undertones of depression and physical danger, you won’t be able to read this book in a place where you can’t laugh out loud.

Morgan M. Paul’s book is somewhat short with only sixty pages before the conclusion but you’ll find each chapter to be as great as the last and will make you want to learn more of his rock n’ roll life style and careless young adulthood.

Be warned, anyone who is naturally squeamish or easily offended, this book might not be for you. Many of the early chapters describe prolonged use of street drugs such as L.S.D, Ecsatcy and Cocaine. chapters filled with physical violence.

Morgan’s careless life style made for one heck of a read."

The Silent Killer

The Silent Killer

by James A. Davis Jr.

Veterans Outreach Specialist | Homeless Veterans Outreach

Aug 11, 2014

via Mood Disorders Society of Canada

"I hope ... that we can [also] remember him as one who struggled daily with mental illness. I hope we remember that even though he lost his battle, no one else has to. There is help. There is no shame in saying, 'I have a mental illness, and I need help'. It could be those very words that save someone's life. It could be those very words that save your life."

Read article here: http://linkd.in/Vhjn9s