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How Can I Help My FriendCourtesy of www.mindyourmind.ca The Importance of Being InvolvedBy Sarah Cannon, Executive Director, Parents for Children’s Mental Health It is no accident that the theme for the month of May on speaking of kids mental health is awareness. May 2-9 is Child and Youth Mental Health Awareness Week. Unfortunately, outside of those of us who live with or work with or are somehow directly related to the sector, few are even aware there needs to be an awareness week, few are even aware that there is indeed a very real crisis among our children and youth and the cause - mental illness. Read more » Autism Spectrum Disorders and Mental Health Issues: What Educators need to knowJacqueline Beith, Laurie O’Donnell, and Scott Bark Article: Girls Talk - CAMHCAMH takes aim at depression and stigma New depression prevention and anti-stigma facilitator manual available The program, which targets girls 13 to 16, aims to provide a safe place for young women to connect and learn about the contributing factors to depression through artistic and recreational activities. Read more » Article: Slim ChancesThin is definitely not in -- especially during Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The condition, which is actually a mental illness, affects more than just the rich and famous: The American Psychiatric Association estimates that 8% of women suffer from either anorexia or bulimia. Read more » Article: Teen faces mental health stigmaAfter making the long arduous climb out of depression, 16-year-old Di Sha Phillip wants to extend a hand to others trying to make the same difficult ascent. The Brampton Centennial Secondary School student is a bright, articulate young woman determined to remove the public stigma that clings to those suffering from mental health disorders and creates a potential obstacle to recovery. Read more » Article: Not letting bullies get away with itAs a teen, I saw bullying first hand. I wasn't a victim. I wasn't really a bully. But I was part of the problem. I watched as students at my high school tormented those deemed to be losers. I walked by fights in the hallways, didn't flinch when others were branded as fags, skanks or worse. I looked on in silence as threats were made, hats stolen, bodies punched. Read more » Article: Funding on-reserve schools political, note suggestsThe Conservative government is politicizing decisions over which of the country's most impoverished and remote aboriginal communities will receive new elementary schools, suggests a note from an Indian Affairs official who works on the file. Further documents released through an access to information request show the government hired public-relations firm Hill and Knowlton last year to manage the bad press Indian Affairs was facing regarding the state of on-reserve schools in Northern Ontario. Read more » Article: ADHD tied to more severe nicotine dependenceNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be particularly vulnerable to serious nicotine addiction if they start smoking, a new study suggests. Past research has shown that kids with ADHD are more likely than their peers without the disorder to start smoking. These latest findings suggest that once they do take up the habit, they also tend to become more severely nicotine-dependent, researchers report in the Journal of Pediatrics. Read more »  |
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