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Mental Health Day: Canadian Homelessness and Addictions

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Interview with a Vancouver, BC man who is homeless after completing a drug rehab program, talking about housing conditions in the Downtown Eastside and systematic barriers to stable mental health and sobriety with housing.

OCD Recovery

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Four people describe what it’s like to have OCD, describing their symptoms and how things changed in recovery.

Aftershocks from Disasters

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

A researcher talks about the aftereffects of 9/11, and how scientists have studied the best methods to identify and help people at risk of developing PTSD.

Why We Dream

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Scientists study dreaming to find answers to why we dream have found several potential answers: they help keep us asleep, they contribute to good mental health, and they help us find answers to questions we seek. But what do they mean, and can we control them?

Autism Animated

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Award-winning short film combining animated drawings by children with autism, with narration describing what it’s like to experience an autism spectrum disorder from the perspective of people who do.

Exercise for Dementia

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

A neurologist reports on a meta-analysis that found exercise affects brain health in animal models, and suggests it can modify cognitive outcomes with normal aging and perhaps reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disease like dementia.

Milgram’s Obedience to Authority Experiment

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Morality and responsibility for violence are explored in a re-enactment of Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram’s famous experiment on obedience to authority.

About a Girl With Epilepsy

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

A woman with epilepsy describes her experiences, lifestyle and recovery in an inspiring short documentary.

Reasons to Live

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

“I am alive because…” People share why and how they are alive now after dealing with suicidal thoughts.

Social Comparison Theory

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

A creative student film with nattated citations edited between fictional portayals of situations of peer influence in a fashion shoot, party, and a girl’s suicide attempt.

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