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Supporting families through education
… Education Course helps loved ones of those with severe mental illness through firsthand experience. Understanding … how to support a loved one with a severe and persistent mental illness can be challenging and at times, even isolating. That is why, more than 15 years ago, the Mental Health Family Education Course was introduced at St. …
Changing our MINDS
… to illustrate the personal and system challenges in mental health. The words and images are both heartbreaking … part of local research that is finding solutions to complex mental health challenges among young adults. Its name … Joseph’s) is dedicated to designing, piloting and testing mental health innovations for teens and young adults. Its …
New transportation resource for youth in crisis
… Research is helping young people overcome a barrier to mental health services Transitional aged youth in Middlesex … now have access to a free transportation resource to access mental health services. Called the County Transport … 25 in Lucan, Parkhill, Exeter and Strathroy-Caradoc get the mental health care they need, when they need it. County …
Ripple Effects
… Effects Image Transformational $5 million donation to mental health inspires others Kick for Strength participants coming to show their interest in mental health care and taking part in the events' soccer game. Ryan Finch’s $5 million donation to mental health care research at St. Joseph’s is creating a …
Partnering to fill gaps in care
… support service for individuals experiencing serious/acute mental health and addictions issues. Collaborating with St. Joseph’s are the Canadian Mental Health Association Elgin-Middlesex (CMHA), … are making a difference in the lives of those with serious mental health issues in our community, who are at risk of …
The gift of empathy
… of empathy Hand-decorated stockings donated by the Canadian Mental Health Association bring holiday cheer to mental health inpatients at Parkwood Institute. For more than a decade, a group from the Canadian Mental Health Association - Thames Valley Addiction and …
Helping to heal
… to heal Image Long-serving St. Joseph’s volunteer and mental health advocate Chris Boyd receives prestigious … Chris has served as a volunteer at Parkwood Institute’s Mental Health Care Building. As a member and Co-Chair of the Mental Health Care Family Council, Chris was nominated for …
Hope, healing, connection and wellness
… and Atlohsa Family Healing Services is transforming the mental health care experience of Indigenous peoples. In … Biigajiiskaan (BEE-GAW-JEES-GAWN): Indigenous Pathways to Mental Wellness , this innovative, collaborative program … to care faced by Indigenous peoples and transform their mental health care experience. Indigenous Peoples have …
Discovering her life purpose
… while helping others. “Connection is about the staff at the mental health care program. Some of them have known me since … it with the help of a 12-step program and St. Joseph’s mental health care program. She credits the connection she developed with staff in the mental health care program with turning her life around. “I …
The gift of time
… the care and compassion he received through St. Joseph’s mental health care program and from strangers. As he … and content. He’s also grateful. He’s grateful for the mental health care he received. He’s grateful to the people … Chair and member of the Patient Council for St. Joseph’s Mental Health Care Program. “I’m proud of what I have done …
Hand-decorated for the holidays
… for the holidays Once again, members of St. Joseph’s Mental Health Care Patient’s Council teamed up with individuals from the Canadian Mental Health Association - Middlesex (CMHA) to help spread … items for each patient within Parkwood Institute’s various mental health care programs who will be spending time in …
Holding on to Hope
… on to Hope Holding on to Hope Through your support of mental health care, you are helping people on their recovery … a clinical psychologist, champions the call for expanded mental health funding, advocating for better care. Dr. Serena Wong sees the need for increased funding to mental health care every day. As a clinical psychologist, …
Gardening for the mind, body and spirit
… spirit Image A new addition to the recreation program for mental health care inpatients at St. Joseph’s Health Care … Judith, a patient at Parkwood Institute’s Finch Family Mental Health Care Building, has rediscovered her passion … quickly growing into an empowering and healing activity for mental health care patients at St. Joseph’s Health Care …
Opening your hearts
… Foundation is undertaking – The Patient Assistance Fund for Mental Health Care . Launched at the 2024 Breakfast of Champions event, which shines a light on mental health care, the Fund will directly impact the lives of people receiving mental health care at St. Joseph’s. Will Heeman speaking at …
The 2024 Breakfast of Champions was worth waking up for
… launched an important dialogue about how we can all improve mental health If there’s one word to describe the 2024 … Neil Pasricha share an optimistic message about enhancing mental wellness, every day. “Mental wellness is worth playing for,” Neil shared during …
Nature's healing power
… Health Care London is bringing the outdoors in for forensic mental health care patients. Lawson Health Research researchers have found that patients' mental and spiritual health improves while using virtual … Joseph’s Health Care London’s Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care (Southwest Centre) – including those not …
On the right track
… On the right track On the right track Celebrating Mental Health Week and National Physiotherapy Month at St. … help patients restore and regain physical and mental independence as well as quality of life. Pictured: … for patients of St. Joseph’s Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care (Southwest Centre), led by …
Feeding the good wolf
… out of hospital over a span of 25 years due to a persistent mental illness, the loss of her business, the breakdown of … own. Lori Nicholson on the bench outside the Finch Family Mental Health Care Building at Parkwood Institute. If she … Care London and the CMHA- Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services helped connect her with place to call …