Volume 4: Love
Check out writer Alexander Petrogiani’s accompanying video below (article on page 16):Continue Reading →
Workman Arts: A Canadian Pioneer in Mental Health Treatment
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 →
The Problem with Romanticizing Cognitive Difference in Comedy Shows
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 →
Angels and Demons Within: Exploring the Meaning of Hearing Voices
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 →
Creative Works Studio: Art and Community for Health
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 →
What We Actually Know About Psychopathy
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 →
The Learning Curve of Mental Health: The Impact of Educational Methods and Policies on Mental Health
A recent report by CTV’s investigative journalism program W5 finds that ten per cent of university students consider taking their own lives [1]. This is likely because many students succumb…Continue Reading →
Toronto Pan Am Centre: A Leader in the Movement of Mental Health Facilities
Though it is not promoted as a mental health facility, the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC) does have an innovative treatment opportunity for mentally ill students: its now-famous recreation…Continue Reading →
Beyond the Syllabus: UTSC Supports Student Mental Health through Prevention
University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) does some great work in fostering an inclusive and equitable environment for students of different ages and races. However, when it comes to invisible inequities,…Continue Reading →
“I’m Ashamed of Myself”: Self-Stigma in the Midst of Mental Illness
“It is like having shame about who you are, it is as if you are suffering and you have to suffer, because you are not as good of a person.”…Continue Reading →