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Homophobia and Transphobia

Monday, February 13th, 2012

How does hatred feel, sound, and look? Qualitative, creative experiences of homophobia and transphobia are expressed on cards in this video made by LGBTQ youth in Ontario, Canada.

What’s a Peer Support Group?

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

A short documentary by a student filmmaker about a peer support group in Kelowna, BC, Canada.

Rise Up

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

A call to shake off shame, come out of the closet and be open about mental health issues in order to fight social stigma.

Measuring Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder

Friday, January 6th, 2012

A psychiatry research group at UBC in Vancouver measures quality of life in bipolar disorders, developing a new scale that’s now freely available.

How Art Helps in Recovery

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

A documentary about a group of artists who have schizophrenia working out of Cottage Studio, an art studio program for mental health consumers in Hamilton, ON. People discuss their past and present experiences with schizophrenia, and how creating art improves their lives.

Media and Mental Health

Monday, December 19th, 2011

An interview with a health reporter about mental health and the media. Stigma, sensationalism, writing about policy, and more.

Recovery is Possible

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Short documentary about Canadian author and artist Sandra Yuen MacKay, who has schizoaffective disorder and asserts, “Despite having a mental illness, I thrive on life.”

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.

How to Make a Psychologically Healthy Workplace

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Employers and labour leaders discuss practical solutions to improving mental health in the workplace.

Expressing Emotion Through Music

Friday, March 25th, 2011

A cognitive psychologist (and former rock star) describes an experiment on the expressiveness of music and how musicians use variations in timing and loudness to convey emotion.

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