Library Resources
Losing Tim: How our Health and Education Systems Failed my son with Schizophrenia by Publication Date: 2014eBook
Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities & Mental Illness by Publication Date: 2015eBook
It's Not About Us: The Secret to Transforming the Mental Health and Addiction System in Canada by Call Number: Fennell/IAHS STACKS RA790.7.C3 .L43 2016Publication Date: 2016
Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability by Call Number: Fennell STACKS RC108 .F35 2018Publication Date: 2017
- TED Talks: Toward a new Understanding of Mental Illness (Video Duration 13 minutes)
Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for depression and schizophrenia? The first step in this new avenue of research, he says, is a crucial re-framing: for us to stop thinking about "mental disorders" and start understanding them as "brain disorders." - TED Talks: Vikram Patel: Mental Health for all by Involving All (Video Duration 12 minutes)
In this TEDTalk, mental health care advocate Vikram Patel outlines a highly promising solution: training members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people to care for others. - Dying from Hopelessness': Attawapiskat Desperate to stop Suicide Pandemic
It may be a tiny community, with a population of just 2,000, but Attawapiskat was front and centre in the House of Commons during Question Period yesterday, two days after the Northern Ontario First Nation declared a state of emergency. Suicide attempts in Attawapiskat are, unfortunately, nothing new. But there's been a shocking spate of them.
National & Provincial Resources
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton - Mental Health and Wellness Resources CentreThe Mental Health & Wellness Resource Centre is committed to providing persons in recovery, their families, and community members with easy access to reliable, user-friendly information about mental health, addictions and related issues. The Resource Centre provides support and educational material that enables informed decision-making and compliments care. Resources are available in a variety of formats including print, video, DVD and audio, along with internet access.
- Canadian Mental Health AssociationAs a nation-wide, voluntary organization, the Canadian Mental Health Association promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness. The CMHA accomplishes this mission through advocacy, education, research and service.
- Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental HealthThe Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) is a non-profit organization comprised of health care providers as well as organizations which represent individuals with lived experience of mental illness.
- American Psychiatric AssociationAPA is a professional organization involved in psychiatric practice, research, and academia representing the diversity of the patients for whom they care. Offers resources such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)Provides a wide range of mental health information and educational resources. Includes an index of publications arranged by topic and type.