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January 29 is Bell Let's Talk day for 2020. This week Dr. Stevens attended a presentation by Bell Let's Talk Chair and Order of Canada recipient, Mary Deacon, who spoke about the need for "decisive action for positive change" in mental health funding in Canada. #BellLetsTalk has become Canada's most used Twitter hashtag ever and like previous years it will likely be the top Twitter trend around the world on January 29, 2020. In his work Dr. Stevens sees daily the benefits of people talking about their mental health.
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MIAW for 2019 is October 6-12. Coordinated each year by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health, the purpose of this week is to educate Canadians about the reality of mental illness. More information can be found on the CAMIMH website.
Dr. Stevens celebrated this week by participating as a panel member in a public health literacy event at Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness on October 8. The event's title was "Anxiety and Depression: Helping to Cope."
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Once again, Psychologists across Canada are celebrating February as Psychology Month. Sponsored by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), the purpose of the event is to highlight for Canadians "how psychology works to help them live healthy and happy lives, help their communities flourish, help their employers create effective workplaces, and help their governments develop good policies."
To mark the month, many Psychologists have made their time available for public information talks on Mental Health during the month. Dr. Stevens will be joining other Psychologists to sponsor an educational event on mindfulness research for staff at their local hospital.
Messages from the Canadian Psychological Association:
- Psychological treatments are less expensive than, and at least as effective as, medication for a number of common mental health conditions.
- Psychology researchers help us better understand how we change as we age.
- Psychology helps us understand what makes for a successful and satisfied workforce.
- Research shows psychological treatments work better than medication for most types of anxiety.
For more information about how Psychology works, see the Psychology Works Fact Sheets web page. To find out about public events in your area, check out the Canadian Psychological Association's Psychology Month page.
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Bell Canada is holding Bell Let's Talk Day on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. If you have a Bell cell plan then participation is easy as the carrier will donate 5¢ to mental health initiatives for every text message, mobile call, and long distance call by subscribers on January 25. You don't have to be a Bell subscriber, though. This year there are other ways for people to get involved. For example, Bell is counting tweets with the #BellLetsTalk hashtag that day and will add 5¢ for every one. Also, their FaceBook page offers other ways for people to participate.
While raising funds for mental health is a fantastic initiative, don't lose sight of the other goal of the day and that is for all Canadians to be able to have conversations about mental health.
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A press release by the Manitoba Liberal Party proposes that Psychologists be covered under the provincial Medicare plan, Manitoba's equivalent to OHIP. The first part of the plan would see Psychologists across the province funded in a similar way to Physicians. Critical priority areas such as services for children, pregnant women and individuals with depression and PTSD would be covered by Medicare.
For more information, see the press release.
To let your politicians know that mental health is as important as physical health and that as a Canadian access to a Psychologist is important to you, visit the Canadian Psychological Association's Mind Your Mental Health advocacy page and follow the prompts.