Mental Health in the Media
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I'd like this to be a gathering spot to highlight what the media is saying about mental health issues.
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Latest Activity: Sep. 2, 2008
The Globe and Mail: Mental Breakdown
I was inspired to create this group because of the Globe and Mail (a national newspaper in Canada)'s series called Mental Breakdown.
"Breakdown: Canada's mental health crisis told the stories of people whose suffering has been magnified by public policy shortcomings in the health care field. There aren't enough counsellors and psychiatrists, there is limited “portability” and wide disparities in the care available between provinces, sufferers carry the extra burden of stigmatization, it's too difficult to institutionalize family members who are manifestly unable to take care of themselves, police are ill-trained to deal with the mentally ill…the list goes on. Did you know that psychiatric hospitals are still excluded from the Canada Health Act?
When we began reporting for this project, many of us at The Globe and Mail were unaware of the scope of the problem in Canada. We've learned a lot, and now are urging you to do the same.
Public life can often be frustrating for its difficulty in helping out real people with real problems. This issue is made to measure for elected officials who want to make a difference. Such simple steps as the sponsorship of programs, as in Australia, aimed at overcoming the stigma related to mental illness can make a world of difference.
Our series of stories about mental health and the critical challenges this country faces highlights issues that can only be addressed by our legislators."
All of the articles are available on-line at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/breakdown.
"Breakdown: Canada's mental health crisis told the stories of people whose suffering has been magnified by public policy shortcomings in the health care field. There aren't enough counsellors and psychiatrists, there is limited “portability” and wide disparities in the care available between provinces, sufferers carry the extra burden of stigmatization, it's too difficult to institutionalize family members who are manifestly unable to take care of themselves, police are ill-trained to deal with the mentally ill…the list goes on. Did you know that psychiatric hospitals are still excluded from the Canada Health Act?
When we began reporting for this project, many of us at The Globe and Mail were unaware of the scope of the problem in Canada. We've learned a lot, and now are urging you to do the same.
Public life can often be frustrating for its difficulty in helping out real people with real problems. This issue is made to measure for elected officials who want to make a difference. Such simple steps as the sponsorship of programs, as in Australia, aimed at overcoming the stigma related to mental illness can make a world of difference.
Our series of stories about mental health and the critical challenges this country faces highlights issues that can only be addressed by our legislators."
All of the articles are available on-line at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/breakdown.
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