National Network for Mental Health

NNMH Bulletin

Author:	admin	Created:	13/03/2009 11:53 AM
NNMH Bulletin

Employment Opportunity - BUILT Network Online

By admin on 22/07/2010 8:17 AM

NNMH is currently seeking a Project Coordinator for its online project.

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CLOSED: Employment Opportunity - NNMH National Executive Director

By admin on 30/06/2010 3:00 PM

We are no longer accepting applications for this position.

Under the direction of the Board of Directors, the National Executive Director is responsible for effective day-to-day management, supervision, and coordination of the National Network for Mental Health. This position is...

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Schizophrenia Society of Canada seeks input

By admin on 24/06/2010 2:29 PM

Hi Everyone. It is an absolute MUST that consumers and families participate in this survey by the Schizophrenia Society of Canada. It will determine what messages Schizophrenia Society of Canada adopts as to mental illness, recovery and what role SSC should play. I would like to see SSC move towards a more of a holistic, person centered and recovery-oriented organization. So please participate.

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New Consumer Side Effect Reporting Form

By admin on 24/06/2010 2:22 PM

OTTAWA - Health Canada has launched a new Consumer Side Effect Reporting Form to make it even easier for consumers to report side effects to drugs and other health products to the Canada Vigilance Program.

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Multicultural Mental Health Resources for Consumers and Family Members

By admin on 15/06/2010 7:31 AM

Dear Friends and Colleagues

We are conducting a project on multicultural mental health care in Canada. This project is led by Dr. Laurence Kirmayer (James McGill Professor and Director, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University) and includes collaborators representing the College of Family Physicians of.... Read More »

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CIHI - Community Mental Health and Addictions Advisory Committee

By admin on 08/06/2010 2:22 PM

The National Network for Mental Health (NNMH) is pleased to announce that our National Program Director has been invited to sit on the Canadian Institute for Health Information...

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We need your thoughts about housing!

By admin on 04/06/2010 8:04 AM

Here are links to the Mental Health Commission of Canada housing study. It is very important that the Commission hear from people with lived experience, families, and housing providers. With the intensive focus on addiction and mental health issues within the province of Ontario it is important to align the 10 year Strategy, The Select Committee of the Legislature of Ontario and the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

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Depression in the Workplace – Research & Discussion

By admin on 27/05/2010 11:18 AM

On May 19^th the National Program Director attended a research meeting hosted by the Institute for Work and Health. At this meeting we discussed a new systematic review looking at interventions...

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Have you used Zyprexa?

By admin on 27/05/2010 11:03 AM

ZYPREXA (olanzapine) is an antipsychotic drug which is prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders and bipolar I disorder.
Class action lawsuits were initiated in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec,

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Advocacy in Ontario - LCO

By admin on 18/05/2010 1:07 PM

On May 13, 2010 the National Program Director had the opportunity to participate in a focus group with the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) that presented and discussed some of the barriers that individuals with disabilities face when dealing with laws in Ontario.

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