Mental Health Matters: Personal Stories
Mental Health Matters 2013
In the spring of 2012, TVO, in association with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), presented Mental Health Matters -- an in-depth exploration of the state of mental health in our society. On air and online, we shone a bright light on mental health-related issues, from a variety of perspectives, expert and personal.
The Agenda's award-winning contributions to Mental Health Matters culminated during Mental Health Week, the Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMHA) annual national event, with a week's worth of broadcasts devoted to the topic. Mental Health Matters 2012 was only the beginning. We've once again teamed up with CAMH, and will once again be devoting a week's worth of Agenda programming to mental health, during Mental Health Week, May 6 to 12, 2013.
Mental Health Matters is more than just television programming.Over the coming weeks, you'll find, on this special page devoted to the series, web-exclusive videos, blog and guest blog posts, live chat transcripts, video from an public broadcast event (in collaboration with CAMH and MaRS Discovery District), online resources, and more.
2012 Highlights
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
- • The Origins of Our Mental Malaise
- • Depressed Over Antidepressants
- • Our Addicted Brain
- • Mental Health at Work
- • Mental Illness in the Family
- • Today's Mental Illness
- • National Strategy, National Treatment
- • All Too Familiar: Living with Depression
- • Schizophrenia: A Misunderstood Illness
- • The Language of Mental Health
Big Ideas
Allan Gregg in Conversation
CAMH: About Mental Health and Addictions
Whether you are an individual looking for a fact sheet on bipolar disorder, a parent concerned about drug use, or a service provider seeking resources in another language, information about addictions and mental health issues is available from the CAMH website.
Week Highlights
In addition to exclusive online videos, features and interactives, The Agenda With Steve Paikin has a week of special programming dedicated to mental health:
Friday, May 3: Innovations in Mental Health
- Knowledge of the brain is growing exponentially. What are the latest innovations helping people with mental illness lead richer emotional, social and productive lives?
Monday, May 6: The Risk of Immigration
- How do immigrants cope with the emotional pressures of leaving home? How does a country like Canada, which depends on the ongoing inflow of immigrants, deal with immigration-induced mental illness?
Tuesday, May 7: Resilience in Children
- Why do some children seem to constantly worry while others seem to breeze through life? Do those traits follow people into adulthood?
Wednesday, May 8: Addressing Aboriginal Suicide
- Canadian Aboriginal youth face a higher rate of suicide than any other culture in the world.Do we need a comprehensive national strategy or more targeted efforts focused on individual communities?
Thursday, May 9: When Anxiety Attacks
- We'll examine the research around anxiety disorders, the best treatments for it and talk to people who have learned to live with and manage it.
Friday, May 10: More Anxious Than Ever?
- Are we collectively more stressed and anxious than ever before? Is it because of the rapid pace of technological change, economic pessimism, stories of ecological doom, or just a feeling of being individually disconnected?
Ontario Mental Health Helpline
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Mental Health Matters presents a great time to reach out and volunteer with CAMH.
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TVOKids Help Zone
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