Results tagged “mentalhealth”

Feeling nutty and proud of it? David Miller has proclaimed July 14 as Mad Pride Day in Toronto, which aims to recognize and empower a much marginalized group: those who have experienced oppression at the hands of the psychiatric system (psychiatric survivors and consumers) and those who generally have been stigmatized by their mental health issues. In the same way that the gay community has reclaimed the word "queer," psychiatric survivors and consumers have empowered themselves by reclaiming the word "mad." Consider it a celebration of the right to be different. We’ll be joining many other cities across the world in this international day to recognize mad people, such as Melbourne, Vancouver, Brussels, London, Chicago, Buffalo and interestingly, Accra (Ghana).

Ontario plans to ban incandescent light bulbs by 2012 to promote the use of CFLs. Good ban, Ontario.

Blame international architect Will Alsop for the latest Queen West trend.

, is the extent of our foray into mental illness on screen. This is why Rendez-Vous With Madness 2005 works as both a cheap and entertaining way to learn the facts and mythologies of mental illness and addiction. The film fest has international selections and panel discussions after longer films. Brought to you by the good people at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Starts today.

On the heels of the Municipal Roads Coalition naming Bathurst Street the third worst street in Ontario, Toronto motorists suffer yet another blow - this time at the hands of Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Released today, CAMH research indicates that Toronto is the road rage capital of the province. After surveying 1,631 people in the city, CAMH found that over half of the respondents have been shouted at, cursed at, or had rude gestures made towards them on the road in the past year. The report also points out that the 1,631 drivers surveyed are all f-ing a-holes who can't drive in the first place.