Theresa Schrader, seen here in this 2012 photo, says she stopped taking her mental health medication when she lost her job and her employer provided drug coverage. (TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO) When her medication got too expensive, Theresa Schrader… Continue Reading
Pat Capponi’s Order of Canada recognizes advocacy for mentally ill Pat Capponi is a psychiatric survivor who lived in poverty for years. Now she’s an outspoken advocate for those living in poverty and with mental illness. She has been awarded… Continue Reading
CAMH loses a shining light: Diana Capponi ‘helped me be brave’ Diana Capponi, right, with Linda Chamberlain and her sister Pat Capponi at the unveiling of the Linda Chamberlain plaque for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Diana, now… Continue Reading
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health fashion show celebrates resilience and recovery Bronwen Sims gets her makeup done Thursday afternoon before the “Suits Me Fine” fashion show at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). (May 29, 2014) –… 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
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
CATHERINE PORTER Nov 19 2010 Linda Chamberlain left her dream job because it was making her broke. She’s richer earning nothing, living in her subsidized apartment and getting monthly disability cheques from the government — $260 a month richer. When… Continue Reading
Laurie Monsebraaten Jul 18 2010 Theresa Schrader was a terrible loser. But it wasn’t losing her home, her family or her dignity to a life of addiction and the streets that tore her apart. It was losing two babies to… Continue Reading