The idea is to create acceptance and to normalize the care of mental health in the workplace, the place where many people spend the majority of their waking hours

Every week, half a million workers in Canada call in sick because of mental health problems. This can run the gamut from anxiety and depression that workers carry with them from their lives outside work to conditions caused or worsened by the workplace.  Read the rest of this article at The Globe and Mail…

A Windsor marketing firm has captured international recognition for its work in developing the Sole Focus Project for the local Canadian Mental Health Association

Douglas Marketing Group has been honoured with an Aster Award and received a prestigious Gold Award for creation of the local mental health campaign launched in February with a $500,000 fundraising goal. Recognition came in the total advertising category which includes online presentation, tool kits, brochures, photography and the campaign itself.  Read the rest of this article at The Windsor Star…   Find out more about the Sole Focus campaign at CMHA…

Some studies have shown that nicotine has antidepressant and antipsychotic properties, and some psychiatrists say it’s best to let people admitted to the psychiatric ward continue to smoke during their stay

People with a mental health disorder are two to four times more likely to smoke cigarettes than those who don’t.  Hospitals have banned smoking on and off the premises.  At many hospitals, the policy excludes psychiatric patients.  A new study says it’s time for a re-think.  Read the rest of this post at CBC…