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Media about teen suicide and mental illness
Teen Mental Health featured on The Marilyn Denis Show
Posted on 06/02/2012
The Marilyn Denis Show recently featured a couple of segments on teen mental health leading up to Bell’s Let’s Talk Day on February 8th. Signs that Your Teen is in Trouble Talk to Your Teen about Mental Illness
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Jingle all the way for 5K for CVH Team Unbreakable
Posted on 21/01/2012
What a way to celebrate Christmas AND the conclusion of a successful running program! Credit Valley Hospital’s youth run group therapy members, called CVH Team Unbreakable, completed their 12-week training with a 5K run with over 3,000 other people dressed … Continue reading
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How the taboo against reporting on suicide met its end
Posted on 12/12/2011
When Gerry Nott took over as editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen two years ago, one of his unconventional moves was to send reporters to a rural community to find out why two teenagers had killed themselves. Read the Globe & … Continue reading
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Teen suicide: Chasing down demons
Posted on 05/12/2011
Most runners measure their progress by time or kilometres, concrete numbers that can be recorded and compared. But here, at The Credit Valley Hospital, the only variable these teens log is their mood, pre- and post-exercise, as they gather to … Continue reading
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Ontario’s chief coroner ponders review of youth suicides
Posted on 07/11/2011
The office of the chief coroner for Ontario is considering conducting a review of youth suicides in the province, with particular attention to victims who identified as, or were perceived to be, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Read the complete … Continue reading
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The tragedy of teen suicide: can schools stop it?
Posted on 07/11/2011
Kiran Nijjar tried to find help for her suicidal best friend Akash Wadhwa. In the end, he succeeded in killing them both in a murder-suicide. http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1074694–the-tragedy-of-teen-suicide-can-schools-stop-it Toronto Star Published On Sun Oct 23 2011
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Ontario School Boards Develop Mental Health Coalition
Posted on 02/10/2011
As president of the Ontario Public School Board, representing 1.3 million students over 31 boards across the province, Catherine Fife understands that tackling mental health issues involves not only providing students the help and resources they may need, but educating … Continue reading
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Blinded by the Dark – CityTV
Posted on 26/08/2011
These videos feature the running program that we support at the Credit Valley Hospital, and help illustrate how improvements in mental health can be tied to goal setting and physical activity. Blinded by the Dark
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Running up that Hill
Posted on 26/08/2011
Running Up That Hill: Teens Run To Battle Depression – November 30. Article from CityTV News. Outlines the running program at Credit Valley Hospital.
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Teen Suicide Facts
Posted on 06/04/2011
Teen Suicide Facts and Stats: The average wait time for psychiatric help for teens with depression is six to eight months. Suicide ranks 200th in health funding. Yet it is 2nd only to motor vehicle accidents in deaths among young people In her … Continue reading
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