ARTICLE - The Globe and Mail, August 26th 2010
Dementia: Caregivers suffering depression, rage. Read more….
FINAL REPORT - August 26th 2010. The Ontario All Party Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction released the final report on its findings. Read more…
LAUNCH OF www.moodmemos.com - A study focused on the effectiveness of an email-based mental health promotion for depression symptoms. Sign up to receive emails bringing expert coping advice and information about depression. Read more...
IS GAMBLING A PROBLEM FOR YOUNG CANADIANS? Release of the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory -- the first survey designed specifically to help assess the prevalence and risks associated with teenage gambling. Read more...
In 2008, the Alberta government collapsed nine regional health authorities and three provincial agencies (Alberta Mental Health Board [AMHB], the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission [AADAC] and the Alberta Cancer Board) into one organization called Alberta Health Services. See: http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/
Alberta’s Ministry of Health and Wellness provides the funding and policy at the systems level. See: http://www.health.alberta.ca/
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
To find a doctor in Alberta contact the College at (780) 423-4764 or 1-800-561-3899.
Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons Medical Directory
You can search their directory for a doctor using location or by special interest. This is not a complete listing by does include over 1,400 Alberta physicians.
The Support Network
Edmonton’s Distress & Information Centre
11456-Jasper Avenue, Suite 301
Edmonton AB T5K OM1
Phone: (780) 482-0198 Ext. 231
Fax: (780) 496-1495
E-mail: jhirst@thesupportnetwork.com
Website www.thesupportnetwork.com
CMHA Alberta Division
328 Capital Place
9707 - 110 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5K 2L9
Phone: (780) 482-6576
Fax: (780) 482-6348
Email: division@cmha.ab.ca
Web site: www.cmha.ab.ca
Psychologists’ Association of Alberta
Schizophrenia Society Of Alberta
5th Floor, 9942-108 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J5
Phone: (780) 429-7880
Toll Free in Alberta Phone: 1-800-661-4644
Fax: (780) 422-2800
http://www.schizophrenia.ab.ca
Email: info@schizophrenia.ab.ca
The Organization For Bipolar Affective Disorders Society OBAD
1019 - 7th Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2P 1A8
Phone: (403) 263-7408
Toll Free 1-866-263-7408
Email: obad@obad.ca
Website: www.obad.ca
