Reflections From Another Side

Reflections From Another Side

REFLECTIONS FROM ANOTHER SIDE: MENTAL ILLNESS SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES UNITE TO WRITE REFLECTIONS FROM ANOTHER SIDE is an anthology of written works compiled over a four year period in a long-term care home (Royal Ottawa Place) caring for those suffering from mental...
2017-18 Faces of Mental Illness

2017-18 Faces of Mental Illness

From the Canadian Alliance on Mental Health – Faces of Mental Illness Graduating from university in 1998, Chris had the world in his hands, his future fully planned. Sickness changed everything. After a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder at 26, he was forced to end...
THE FACES VISIT PARLIAMENT HILL

THE FACES VISIT PARLIAMENT HILL

Mental Illness Awareness Week ran from October 1-7. On October 3rd, the five Faces of Mental Illness for 2017-18 visited Parliament Hill to speak with MPs and Senators about balancing government funds to mental illness, so that mental and physical illnesses are...