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The Canadian Mental Health Consumer /
Survivors’ Lexicon of Recovery
(PDF)
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Disabled Peoples International e-update - 5
September 2008 (HTML
format)
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globeandmail.com Special Series: Breakdown:
Canada's Mental Health Crisis (External
Link)
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YouTube: Dr. Daniel Fisher on Hope & Recovery
(External
Link)
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Assessing Spiritual & Religious
People by Philip Dodgson, Southdown Institute (MS
PowerPoint
format)
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The Ethics of Evidence-Based
Psychiatry by Mona Gupta Departments of
Psychiatry, University of Toronto & Women’s
College Hospital (MS
PowerPoint
format)
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Spirituality and Recovery from
Mental Illness by Chris Summerville (PDF
format)
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Working with the Suicidal
Patient: A Guide for Health Care Professionals
by the Centre for Applied Research in Mental
Health & Addiction, Simon Fraser University (PDF
format)
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Hope & Healing: A Practical
Guide for Survivors of Suicide by the Centre for
Applied Research in Mental Health & Addiction,
Simon Fraser University (PDF
format)
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Coping with Suicidal Thoughts by
the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health
& Addiction, Simon Fraser University (PDF
format)
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Directory of Self-Help Groups in
Nova Scotia 2007 by the Self-Help Connection (External
Link)
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Mental Health Minute: Improving
Mental Health Services Through Informed Choice:
A Bottom-Up Approach to Changing Provider
Behaviour (PDF Format: Summary;
Guidelines
1,
2,
3,
4,
5)
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The Consumers In Action (CIA)
Project (External
Link)
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From Victim to Survivor by Loïse
Forest (PDF
format)
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Stigma and discrimination in
mental health services by Loïse Forest (PDF
format)
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Advancing the Inclusion of
People with Disabilities 2006 (HRSDC) (External
Link)
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The Mental Health: Evidence and
Research team (MER) at WHO (External
Link)
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The Mental Health Foundation
(UK) (External
Link)
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International Initiative for
Mental Health Leadership backgrounder (PDF
format)
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International Initiative for
Mental Health Leadership (External
Link)
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Global Business and Economic
Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health (External
Link)
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The National Mental Health
Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse (US)
Resources page (External
Link)
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CBC News In Depth --
"Depression: An illness, not a weakness" (PDF
format)
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"Depression and work impairment" by Heather
Gilmour, Health Statistics Division, Statistics
Canada, and Scott B. Patten, Departments of
Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry,
University of Calgary (PDF
format)
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Consumer Participation and
Capacity Building Resources from Partnership for
Consumer Empowerment (PCE) Manitoba (External
Link)
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Infusing Recovery-Based
Principles into Mental Health Services: A White
Paper by People who are New York State
Consumers, Survivors, Patients and Ex-Patients (PDF
format)
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"Self Determination: The Time
Has Come" by Peter C. Ashenden and Amy Colesante
(PDF
format)
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"Talking back to psychiatry:
Resistant identities in the psychiatric
consumer/survivor/ex-patient movement" by Linda
Joy Morrison (PDF
format)
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Self-directed Recovery Workbook:
Building Personal Responsibility and
Self-Determination by Partnership for Consumer
Empowerment and the Canadian Mental Health
Association, Manitoba Division (PDF
format)
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"Randomized Controlled Trial of
the Effect on Quality of Life of Second- vs
First-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs in
Schizophrenia" by Peter B. Jones, MD, PhD;
Thomas R. E. Barnes, MD, DSc; Linda Davies, MSc;
Graham Dunn, PhD; Helen Lloyd, BA; Karen P.
Hayhurst, MSc; Robin M. Murray, MD, DSc; Alison
Markwick, BA; Shoˆn W. Lewis, MD (PDF
format)
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"Pathology in the Hundred Acre
Wood: a neurodevelopmental perspective on A.A.
Milne" by Sarah E. Shea, Kevin Gordon, Ann
Hawkins, Janet Kawchuk, Donna Smith (PDF
format)
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"Darkness Calls" - a comic book
on suicide prevention for youth, visual learners
and hard to reach populations by Steve Sanderson
and The Healthy Aboriginal Network (PDF
format)
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The Patient As A Policy Factor:
A Historical Case Study Of The Consumer/Survivor
Movement In Mental Health by Nancy Tomes (PDF
format)
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Disquieting Aspects of the
Recovery Paradigm by Faith B. Dickerson, Ph.D.,
M.P.H. (PDF
format)
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The Top Ten Concerns About
Recovery Encountered in Mental Health System
Transformation by Larry Davidson, Ph.D. , Maria
O'Connell, Ph.D. , Janis Tondora, Psy. D.,
Thomas Styron, Ph.D. , Karen kangas, Ed.D. (PDF
format)
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The National Network for Mental
Health - A Fine Example of Peer Support and
Leadership both by and for Consumer/Survivors
across Canada! an article in Le-Parentaire by
Daniel Gélinas and Loïse Forest (External
Link)
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Canadian Working Group on HIV
and Rehabilitation Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 1
Spring 2006 (PDF
format)
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Self-help groups for individuals
who experience mental distress: Proceedings of a
self-help group members' symposium and a review
of selected literature by the Mental Health
Foundation and Rethink (PDF
format)
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OUT OF THE SHADOWS AT LAST
Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and
Addiction Services in Canada
Part 1 (PDF
format) - Part 2 (PDF
format)
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DE L’OMBRE À LA LUMIÈRE La
transformation des services concernant la santé
mentale, la maladie mentale et la toxicomanie au
Canada (External
Link)
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Antidepressant Skills Workbook
by Mheccu & The University of
British Columbia (External
Link)
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Dealing with Depression: Antidepressant
Skills for Teens by Mheccu & The University of
British Columbia (External
Link)
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Nonprofit Resources from
waterlooregion.org (External
Link)
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Corporations Canada - Legislation and other
related documents (External
Link)
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Community Treatment Orders: Alternatives by
Susan Friday, Vancouver/Richmond Mental Health
Network (PDF
format)
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Free Management Library (a library covering many
topics relating to non-profits) (External
Link)
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Ontario Mental Health Implementation Task Force
(MHITF) Reports (External
Link)
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Fast Tips for Facilitators by the Mood Disorders
Association of Ontario (PDF
format)
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Consumer/Survivor Initiatives: Impact, Outcomes
& Effectiveness (PDF
format)
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A Compendium of Recovery and Recovery-Related
Instruments Volume 2 by the Human Services
Research Institute (PDF
format)
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A Compendium of Recovery and Recovery-Related
Instruments Volume 1 by the Human Services
Research Institute (PDF
format)
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The Word Health Organization on Mental Health (External
Link)
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What You Need to Know About Mental Health: A
Tool for Managers by the Conference Board of
Canada (PDF format)
-
The Only Way Out Is Through Twelve ways to heal
depression and find the true self by Kenneth
Porter, M.D. (PDF format)
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The Canadian Mental Health Consumer/ Survivors’
Lexicon of Recovery (PDF format)
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“Kia Mauri Tau!” Narratives of Recovery from
Disabling Mental Health Problems by the
University Of Waikato Mental Health Narratives
Project (PDF format)
-
Acting on What We Know: Preventing Youth Suicide
in First Nations by the Advisory Group on
Suicide Prevention (PDF format)
-
Aboriginal Mental Health: ‘What Works Best’ by
Vicki Smye And Bill Mussell (PDF format)
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Louise Arbour at LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture 2005
(PDF format)
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The Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research (CCSR)
(PDF format) (External Link)
-
Mental Health Literacy: A Review Of The
Literature by Bourget Consulting for the
Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental
Health (PDF format)
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A research report on the Role of Consumer Driven
Disability Organizations in the Non-profit
Sector by Peggy Hutchison, Susan Arai, Alison
Pedlar, John Lord (PDF format)
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Express Yourself! Assessing Self-Determination
In Your Life Prepared By Judith A. Cook, PhD,
Carol Petersen, Ma, And Jessica A. Jonikas, MA (PDF format)
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Self-Determination Framework For People With
Psychiatric Disabilities by University of
Illinois National Research and Training Center
on Psychiatric Disability (PDF format)
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National Self-Determination and Psychiatric
Disability Invitational Conference: Conference
Papers by University of Illinois National
Research and Training Center on Psychiatric
Disability (PDF format)
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Recovery, Employment And Rehabilitation Services
by Mental Health Day Support Work Group (PDF format)
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Recovery: Changing From A Medical Model To A
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Mode by Mark Ragins,
M.D. (PDF format)
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Raising Difficult Issues with Your Service
Provider by University of Illinois National
Research and Training Center on Psychiatric
Disability (PDF format)
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Psychiatric Rehabilitation: An Empowerment-based
Approach to Mental Health Services by Layne K.
Stromwall and Donna Hurdle (PDF format)
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Peer Support/Peer Provided Services Underlying
Processes, Benefits, and Critical Ingredients by
Phyllis Solomon (PDF format)
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Patterns of Regional Mental Illness Disorder
Diagnoses and Service Use in Manitoba: A
Population-Based Study by University of Manitoba
(PDF format)
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Self-Determination Among Mental Health
Consumers/Survivors: Using Lessons from the Past
to Guide the Future by Judith A. Cook, Ph.D. and
Jessica A. Jonikas, M.A. (PDF format)
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Empowerment Issues in Services to Individuals
With Disabilities by David Hagner and Joseph
Marrone (PDF format)
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The Dynamics Of Disclosure: Its Impact On
Recovery And Rehabilitation by Ruth O. Ralph (PDF format)
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The Journey to Recovery – The Government’s
vision for mental health care by Department of
Health England (PDF format)
-
Emerging Best Practices in Mental Health
Recovery by National Institute for Mental Health
in England (PDF format)
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This Is Your Life! Creating Your Self-Directed
Life Plan prepared by Jessica A. Jonikas, M.A.,
and Judith A. Cook, Ph.D. (PDF format)
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Mental Health Reform for Canada in the 21st
Century: Getting There from Here by Senator
Kirby - Queen’s University Kingston (PDF format)
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One in Seven Hospitalizations in Canada Involve
Patients Diagnosed With Mental Illness (External Link)
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LGBT Communities and Substance Use - What Health
Has To Do With It! A REPORT ON CONSULTATIONS
WITH LGBT COMMUNITIES
(PDF format)
-
Research Report on Role of Consumer Driven
Disability Organizations in the Non-profit
Sector (PDF format)
-
Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative
(CCMHI) Consumer Report (PDF format)
-
The Conference Board of Canada Employability
Skills 2000+ (PDF format)
-
Board Policy Manuals: Key to Effective
Governance by Thomas C. Abbott CAE * (PDF format)
-
Building Strong Boards Through Sound Recruitment
by Heather Edwards John Graham and Tim Plumptre
* (PDF format)
-
Corporate Governance Failure: What Associations
Must Learn by Bruce Joyce FCA * (PDF format)
-
Let's Talk About…The Staff Role in Recruiting
and Selecting Board Members * by Donald G.
Evans (PDF format)
-
The Necessity of Teamwork: The Chief Elected
Officer and the Chief Staff Officer by Donald G.
Evans * (PDF format)
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Checklist to Guide Your Recruitment and
Retention Efforts by Alan K. Leahigh (PDF format)
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Members for Keeps by Arlene Farber Sirkin and
Michael P. McDermott (PDF format)
-
Employer-Supported Volunteering by the Canadian
Centre for Philanthropy (PDF format)
-
The Benefits of Volunteering by the Canadian
Centre for Philanthropy (PDF format)
-
Understanding Canadian Volunteers by the
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (PDF format)
-
Boston University Center for Psychiatric
Rehabilitation - Repository of Recovery
Resources (External Link)
-
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Mental
Health Recovery (External Link)
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National Empowerment Center (External Link)
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Recovery from Severe Mental Illnesses: Research
Evidence and Implications for Practice (External Link)
