In the heart of downtown Toronto sits a trailblazer in the mental health field—Workman Arts, the world’s longest-running multidisciplinary organization for arts and mental health.[1] Workman Arts has overwhelmingly evidenced…Continue Reading →
While it is obvious that negative representations of mental illness in media – such as stereotyping in film and television, and overrepresentation in news – have perpetuated stigma, this harmful…Continue Reading →
Academic studies conducted in Europe, New Zealand, and America during the past 20 years have shown that a significant minority of the world population—5% to 13%—hear voices that other people…Continue Reading →
Some bands are born of positive beginnings. Social Mystics is no exception. Born in 2007, this group was developed by the arts-based occupational therapy program, the Creative Works Studio (CWS).…Continue Reading →
Media sources have long since adored stories about ‘psychopaths,’ including classic cinematic villains like Hannibal Lector and Alex DeLarge, more recent television antiheroes like Dexter Morgan and Frank Underwood, and…Continue Reading →
Early in 2015, researchers concluded that genes and the environment play an equal role in human development based on the results obtained of over 50 years of research with 14.5…Continue Reading →
Fall, cities, and mental health. What do these three things have in common? Today, more human beings live in urban areas than ever before. Tomorrow, that number will grow. Urban…Continue Reading →
“On days when I’m not sure what the journey is or why I’m on it, I can still be sure what the journal is and why I write,” states author…Continue Reading →
One late Friday night, I sipped away at my cup of coffee and mindlessly scrolled through dozens of Facebook posts. Wedding images. Typical. An adorable cat video. Predictable. A status…Continue Reading →
Greek philosopher Aristotle, in his book Nicomachean Ethics [1], claimed that happiness is the ultimate goal of human existence. Today, about 2300 years after this claim, academic research has taken…Continue Reading →
