The beginning of February marks the start of the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW) campaign. On this week’s People First Radio broadcast on January 30,2014, we feature interviews with people from different aspects of this important work.
Blake Woodside M.D is the director of the inpatient eating disorders program at the Toronto General Hospital and professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
His specialty is the treatment of eating disorders in adults and his research covers a wide range of topics related to eating disorders.
Addiction is a chronic and progressive health issue affecting the body, mind and spirit of individuals with chemical dependency. Not only does it affect the addicted person, but it has a significant impact on family, workplace and community systems as well.
The province of Ontario is supporting an innovative program that helps youth with mental illness access the information and resources they need to manage their condition.
The beginning of February each year marks the launch of the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW) campaign and National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
When Mary Deacon, the chair of the 
Five community-based nonprofit groups on the west coast have lost their funding from Vancouver Coastal Health in an unexpected decision that the health authority says will increase focus on “core health services.” The affected organizations include: 