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Paint it black

Saturday January 14, 2012

Amy Kenny

Hamilton Spectator

April Mansilla used to paint all hours of the day and night. The ideas kept coming. She couldn’t settle down. She couldn’t stop. Many artists might envy her this, but Mansilla says it was false inspiration.

Mansilla, like 3 to 5 per cent of adult Canadians, is bipolar. Her disorder is marked by dramatic changes in mood, energy and behaviour, and characterized by extreme highs (mania) and lows (depression) that can last anywhere from a few hours to a few months.

Guelph artist in show Touched by Fire

Thursday December 8, 2011

Guelph Tribune

A local artist is among the more than 40 artists featured in a Toronto art exhibition and sale dedicated to works by people living with mental illness.

Susan Campbell’s work was chosen from more than 450 submissions to be shown at Touched By Fire, which takes place today (Dec. 8) at Coopers Fine Art Gallery in Toronto.

“Touched By Fire celebrates the resilience, creativity and tremendous courage of artists living with a mental illness,” said Mood Disorders Association of Ontario executive director Colleen Cowman in a news release.

Artists with Mood Disorders Ready to Unveil New Works

Wednesday December 7, 2011

Daniel Sellers, The Torontoist

Touched by Fire
Coopers Fine Art Gallery (111 Bathurst Street)
Thursday December 8, 5 p.m.–9p.m.
$10/free for people of low income

Two Oakville artists Touched By Fire selected for exhi

Thursday December 1, 2011

NORTH OAKVILLE TODAY – Two Oakville artists are being featured at Touched By Fire, a Toronto art exhibition and sale showing works by people who are living with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or other mental illnesses. 
Works by R. David Foster and Mark Belvedere were chosen from more than 450 submissions by a panel of three judges to be shown at Touched By Fire on December 8, 2011. The event’s main aim is to support and celebrate artists, and to this end artists receive 100 per cent of the funds from the sale of their work.

Laugh Your Head Shrunk: What's the deal with Mental Health?

Tuesday November 1, 2011

By Vanessa Purdy

The Newspaper (University of Toronto)

There are certain issues that don’t come up at the dinner table, and mental wellness is definitely one of them. It’s not fun to talk about, but thanks to Laughing Like Crazy, it’s a bit easier to laugh about.

U of T raises awareness for mental health

Monday October 17, 2011

The Varsity

MIAW encourages conversation among students to overcome mental illness

Dwayne G. White

Inspired by a national public education campaign, Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) at U of T took place October 2–9.

Originally begun to raise awareness around mental illness, its prevalence on campus, and the stigma around mental health, the program has achieved such great success that the university has declared October Mental Illness Awareness Month (MIAM) on campus.

The forgotten election issue: Mental health care

Tuesday September 20, 2011

St. Catharines Standard

Where the parties stand:

The platforms of the major parties running in the election mention little about mental health. Here is what they do say:

— NDP: No mention in the platform document.

— Greens: No mention in the platform document.

Real issue for election campaign

Saturday September 17, 2011

Toronto Star editorial

Ontario’s leading mental health and addictions organizations have put aside their differences and banded together to try and vault the desperate need for more services onto the election agenda. We should all wish them the greatest of luck. This is exactly the sort of multi-faceted issue that our political leaders should be talking about.

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