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Grade 9 student asks, “When did good mental health become a luxury?”

June 8th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off)

Quinn, a grade 9 student in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, concludes that mental health care is not very easily accessible for everyone, “even though when it comes down to it, it’s simply health care”

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education, mental health, mental illness, writing and reflection, youth

#MyBipolarFuelsMyPassion4 is the theme for this year’s bipolar awareness day

March 28th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off)

The vision of World Bipolar Day is to bring awareness to bipolar conditions and to eliminate social stigma. This year’s theme is having #bipolar gives me strength to follow my passions

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community development, counselling, health care, mad pride, mental health, mental illness, myths and stereotypes, psychology, research, social media

World Bipolar Day – Making connections with others who have experienced bipolar

March 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off)

Steven Barnes on World Bipolar Day: “Making those connections with other people who have had lived experience with mental illness has been very important for my recovery”

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art and music and creativity, community development, health care, mental health, mental illness, myths and stereotypes, recovery, research, social media, well-being

World Bipolar Day – Finding support from others with similar experiences

March 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off)

Amir on World Bipolar Day: “I think finding support from people with similar experiences is the best thing for somebody who is newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder”

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community development, health care, mental health, mental illness, myths and stereotypes, recovery, research, social media, well-being

World Bipolar Day – Getting research findings into the hands of those who need them

March 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off)

Dr. Erin Michalak on World Bipolar Day: “Canada is a world leader in generating good science on bipolar disorder, and in getting these scientific findings into the hands of people who need them”