Category Archives: youth

I was bullied in school while my classmates and teachers watched in silence

Posted on October 17, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Reporter Carly Weeks wrote this personal piece in response to  the tragic story of Amanda Todd who ended her own life after enduring years of being bullied at school and online. In it Carly talks of her own experience of … Continue reading →

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America’s Medicated Kids – Louis Theroux

Posted on September 18, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Louis Theroux spends time with America’s diagnosed and medicated kids. You may be left wondering just who’s disorder is being treated by the kids taking the medications. Phamily mental health In one family mom proudly displays the phamily pharmacy – even … Continue reading →

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A little insight

Posted on September 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Here’s a short animated information film made by young people about the experience of hearing voices. The movie is the result of a project by Voice Collective in London and is a creative and simple  way of presenting different experiences insights … Continue reading →

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Peel schools Stand Up for student mental health

Posted on September 4, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

School’s in today! here’s a fine short info film produced by Peel District Schoolboard… A simple reminder how easy it is to be left feeling alone, bewildered and strange, that we ar ethe only one who stuggles and that whatever is … Continue reading →

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what next for the truth? Suzanne Beachy

Posted on August 14, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This is a wonderful talk by Suzanne Beachy at TEDx Columbus 2012. It’s so good I wanted to grab every idea, so transcribed it. The words are by Suzanne Beachy, as are the slides and the photo of her son Jake, who … Continue reading →

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parental stress and it’s impact on kids – Gabor Mate

Posted on July 24, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Canadian doctor and author  Gabor Mate on how stress experienced by parents impacts on children’s brain, emotional development and learning and biology – and how that comes to impact in later life on all areas of health and wellness. Short … Continue reading →

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mars project – Jonathan Balazs and Khari “Conspiracy” Stewart

Posted on July 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Help support  an important  local movie project about mental health, labelling people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and the right to choose  own explanations of our experiences. ‘A decade ago rapper Khari “Conspiracy” Stewart was diagnosed with a psychological disorder, but … Continue reading →

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The Woman who Changed Her Brain

Posted on June 4, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Barbara Arrowsmith Young in Globe and Mail and on Global TV     Barbara Arrowsmith Young went from struggling to developing a whole sstem of learning and a growing binch of schools that use the system and her name. Her … Continue reading →

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Mental illness: Medication alone isn’t the answer

Posted on June 1, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

A sometimes hard to read article in Toronto Star telling the story of Kit Skelly and the impact on him and the whole family of what all too often happens when people look to the healthcare system for help. A life … Continue reading →

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Waiting list for mental-health services is a major problem facing patients

Posted on May 31, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Toronto Star Article Chantaie Allick Staff Reporter   Waiting list for mental-health services is a major problem facing patients Austin Williamson, 15, has attended 20 schools and been on waiting lists for counselling services most of his life. It is … Continue reading →

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