Disabled in Ontario increasingly forced onto welfare Laurie Monsebraaten Dec 13 2013 From its origins in the 1960s as the disability benefit of last resort, the Ontario Disability Support Program has become the only financial assistance available for a growing… Continue Reading
National Household Survey 2011: Ontario making progress fighting poverty Ontario rates of low-income suggest provincial efforts to reduce poverty are paying off. Laurie Monsebraaten Sep 11 2013 Dawnmarie Harriott was on welfare and living in a downtown Toronto rooming house… Continue Reading
CAMH clients light up the catwalk One of 25 models to strut their stuff on the catwalk during the Suits Me Fine Fashion Show, which celebrates the style and flair of Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) clients. (May… Continue Reading
Schizophrenia survivor and activist Linda Chamberlain honoured at CAMH: Porter Catherine Porter Apr 05 2013 Linda Chamberlain waits for the unveiling of a new plaque celebrating her achievements. It now adorns a wall at the Centre for Mental Health and… Continue Reading
Bronwen’s Story Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Bronwen Sims says her job as a CAMH peer support worker keeps her healthy. “I still have my up and down days, but having the regularity of the job and the consistency… Continue Reading
P2P introduces new CLT co-chair: Linda Coltman Pathway to Potential P2P is pleased to announce Linda Coltman as the new co-chair of Pathway to Potential’s (P2P’s) Collaborative Leadership Team. Linda has extensive experience in working with a variety of stakeholder… Continue Reading
Heather Scoffield December 26 2011 TORONTO — For Khusrow Mahvan, who lived on the cold concrete of Toronto streets for over a decade, having a home means peace, tranquility and tasty food. For… Continue Reading
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Partnering with CAMH, George Brown College’s Centre for Preparatory & Liberal Studies Program delivered another spectacular mental health conference which left attendees with plenty of information on which to reflect in order to offer… Continue Reading
Toronto Community Housing Corporation CEO Keiko Nakamura and former chair David Mitchell answer questions during an emergency meeting to deal with a scathing report released by the city’s auditor general last week. (ANDREW WALLACE / TORONTO STAR) Pat Capponi Mar… Continue Reading
Catherine Porter Apr 26 2011 When Judy Cong immigrated to Canada a decade ago, she promised her parents she’d sponsor them soon. She was an electronic engineer with 11 year’s experience at a Chinese steel company. She figured she’d find… Continue Reading