Jan 23. A National Survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports 45.9 million (or 20%) American adults aged 18 or older experienced mental illness in the past year. More details
Jan 19. Bell Let's Talk Day announced for Wednesday February 8, 2012. More details
Jan 16. David Granirer, Founder of "Stand Up For Mental Health" will be doing a stand up comedic "Webinar" on Jan 19 from 11-12:30 Pacific Time, 2:00 pm-3:00pm Eastern Time. Flyer // RSVP by E-mail
Jan 13. CMA announces that 14 patient advocacy groups have endorsed the joint CMA-CNA principles to guide the transformation of the health care system. MDSC participlated in this release.
Jan 6. Plan to attend the 4th Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (CDPAC) conference "Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention: It Works!" in Ottawa, February 7-10, 2012. More details // PDF
Jan 5. Plan to attend the 2nd National Mental Health Conference "Mental Health Disorders: Challenges With Youth, Aboriginal Communities & the Criminal Justice System" in Winnipeg, March 14-15, 2012. MDSC is a proud supporter of this event. More details
Jan 5. Plan to attend the 5th International Stigma Conference "Together Against Stigma: Changing how we see mental illness" in Ottawa, June 4-6, 2012. More details
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The Mood Disorders Society of Canada has many valued corporate supporters and sponsors. People with mood disorders and their families honour these organizations’ generosity and their dedication to good corporate citizenship.
As an assurance to our members: The Mood Disorders Society of Canada does not seek financial support from any institution, corporation, or organization that has the potential to cause harm to our reputation or membership.
Corporate supporters and sponsors allow MDSC to create and complete specific projects where our mandate aligns with individual corporate goals.
In doing so, we are pleased to say that partners have agreed to our complete independence in pursuing our public education goals.
Specifically, we ask – and receive assurances – that:
- Corporate and organization partners provide donations free from encumbrances or restrictions.
- Our corporate partners and MDSC jointly agree that it is not in our mutually best interests for Mood Disorders Society of Canada to support, endorse or advertise any product or service.
MDSC honours its corporate supporters and partners through its various projects and publications.
To discuss how we can work together, contact us for more information:
The Mood Disorders Society of Canada
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(519) 824-5565
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