Less than 40 years ago, Ottawa residents who needed support for mental health problems would not have found a number in the phone book.
Survivor reflects on ‘inhumane’ treatment of the past
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Month: December 2008
Neuroscientists baffled by brain mysteries
It really is all in your head. Your brain makes trillions of choices every second of every day, without rest, and controls your physical and mental health.
Courtesy Gaetan Lee A healthy human brain is preserved in a jar of formaldehyde. Functional magnetic resonance imaging is used to detect which parts of the brain are affected by mental illness.
Eating disorders emerge where least expected
While training for triathlons Craig Ross would lift weights, go for long bike rides and force himself to vomit almost everything he ate.
Courtesy Craig Ross Craig Ross overcame his eating disorders and now mentors young people at the Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre.
Sometimes laughter really is the best medicine
When he reached his lowest point, Donald Shultz delayed his suicide plan long enough to write a letter. 
Sean Liliani, Centretown News Donald Schulz says the key to his recovery from depression was volunteering to help others with mental health issues.