Press Release: The Inmates are Running the Asylum

May2nd

The Carnegie Community Centre Marks Mental Health Week with the Premiere of THE INMATES ARE RUNNING THE ASYLUM: The Story of MPA, Vancouver’s Ground-Breaking Mental Health Group. May 2, 2013 ... Read more »

Hearing Voices Vancouver presents Ron Coleman

Mar20th

Hearing Voices Vancouver with Vancouver Coastal Health and the Unitarian Church of Vancouver is presenting Ron Coleman, voice-hearer, speaker and author from the International Hearing Voices Network (UK) on April ... Read more »

Brief Report: Taking Action on Campus

Feb20th

A new brief report on the Taking Action on Campus forum is now available!

Medicating Children and Adolescents

Feb14th

Next week Robert Whitacker, award winning investigative reporter is giving a talk: “Medicating Children and Adolescents: Is this an evidence-based practice? What does the scientific literature say?” Tuesday Feb 26, 7:30 ... Read more »

Funding Success

Jan10th

Ruby Peterson is the co-prinicpal investigator with Helen Brown (Ruby’s CGSM mentor) on a recently announced CIHR funded Planning Grant entitled “Indigenous Knowledge-Centred Practices and Mental Health Equity: Community Research ... Read more »

Taking Action on Campus

Nov27th

Last month, in recognition of emerging initiatives at SFU and on campuses across Canada to address mental health issues the Centre brought together representatives from academic programs and student/faculty/staff organizations ... Read more »

An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Framework

Oct29th

The Institute for Intersectionality Research and Policy (IIRP) recently released a new policy analysis tool developed to improve on current Health Impact Assessment tools. The “volume provides an overview of ... Read more »

Research Trainee Opportunity

Sep13th

The Centre is pleased to announce our 2013 trainee competition. We are seeking: one (1) masters or doctoral research trainee and one (1) community-based research trainee for January–December, 2013. Each ... Read more »

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity

Sep13th

The Centre is pleased to announce our Post-Doctoral Fellow competition, this is a two year fellowship beginning January 4th, 2013. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will receive an annual fellowship of $36,750 ... Read more »

Spirit of Hope Award

Aug30th

The 8th annual Soma Ganeson Spirit of Hope Award “Striving to Improve Mental Health Supports to Immigrants and Refugees in BC” just announced. You could win a $1000 donation to ... Read more »