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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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 Quick Facts Thumbnail Quick Facts on Mental Illness and Addictions in Canada, 3rd Edition  (November 2009), is an expanded version of the hugely popular second edition. It brings together, in a comprehensive, evidence-based document, important statistics relating not only to mental illnesses and addictions as they impact individuals and their families but also as they impact the healthcare system, the workplace, and the economy in general. It also provides an understanding of the relationship between mental illnesses, addictions, and physical illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.  Read more... (PDF English // French)

Quick Facts (November 2009). This plain text version of the 3rd edition of Quick Facts contains all citations for the facts in the published edition, as described above.  For researchers, students - or for those who wish to access the resources for themselves and learn more about mental illness and addictions.  Read more... (PDF English).

 

 

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