Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health will invite Canadians to nominate people who devote their lives to those experiencing mental illness because they believe the status quo isn’t good enough.  [image by Mark Blinch, Globe and Mail]

More than seven million Canadians will experience a mental illness this year. The impact can be devastating to individuals, friends, family and communities. But there is growing reason for hope: Hope for greater scientific understanding of the causes, for more consistent and attainable treatment and for broader social acceptance to break down the stigma that prevents people from getting the care they need.  Read the rest of this article at The Globe and Mail…