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About Mental Health
Mental health means striking a balance in all aspects of your life: social, physical, spiritual, economic and mental. Reaching a balance is a learning process. At times, you may tip the balance too much in one direction and have to find your footing again. Your personal balance will be unique, and your challenge will be to stay mentally healthy by keeping that balance.
Focus on Recovery
Recovery involves changes in the way individuals with mental illness think, act and feel about themselves and the possibilities in their lives. Recovery is also about transforming the mental health system so that it truly puts the person at the centre.
The Emerging into Light logo (right) was born of the legend of the phoenix, rising from its own ashes to live again. Across Canada, the symbol has been adopted to reflect resilience and recovery for people who care about mental illness and health. Jennifer Osborn, an artist and consumer of mental health services, created the original artwork as a reflection of her own struggle with mental illness.
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Mental Health Notes
- March 11, 2010
- Building capacity for equity in health promotion survey
- March 11, 2010
- Intensive short-term psychotherapy reduces repeat visits to ERs
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Events
- March 22, 2010
- Dr. Fred Frese - Schizophrenia: Changing Minds
- Toronto, Ontario
- April 12, 2010
- What is Natural and Not in the Aging Process?
- Kingston, Ontario
- MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
- May 3-9, 2010
- Mental Health Week:
Building Your Mental Health One Support at a Time - National Event
- October 22-24, 2010
- Thriving in 2010 and Beyond: National Conference on Mental Health
- London, Ontario
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Mental Health Commission of Canada
Helping to bring into being an integrated mental health system that places people living with mental illness at its centre.
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Minding Our Bodies: Physical Activity for Mental Health
Building capacity in Ontario's community mental health system to promote active living.
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