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Bell Canada is holding Bell Let's Talk Day on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. If you have a Bell cell plan then participation is easy as the carrier will donate 5¢ to mental health initiatives for every text message, mobile call, and long distance call by subscribers on January 25. You don't have to be a Bell subscriber, though. This year there are other ways for people to get involved. For example, Bell is counting tweets with the #BellLetsTalk hashtag that day and will add 5¢ for every one. Also, their FaceBook page offers other ways for people to participate.
While raising funds for mental health is a fantastic initiative, don't lose sight of the other goal of the day and that is for all Canadians to be able to have conversations about mental health.
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A press release by the Manitoba Liberal Party proposes that Psychologists be covered under the provincial Medicare plan, Manitoba's equivalent to OHIP. The first part of the plan would see Psychologists across the province funded in a similar way to Physicians. Critical priority areas such as services for children, pregnant women and individuals with depression and PTSD would be covered by Medicare.
For more information, see the press release.
To let your politicians know that mental health is as important as physical health and that as a Canadian access to a Psychologist is important to you, visit the Canadian Psychological Association's Mind Your Mental Health advocacy page and follow the prompts.
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The Canadian Mental Health Association’s 2015 Mental Health Week is from 4-10 May. You can participate on social media by posting relevant information using CMHA’s hashtag #GETLOUD or #MentalHealthWeek or #mentalhealth or #psychology. Visit www.mentalhealthweek.ca for more information. CMHA's message: "We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. Mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. It’s a state of well-being."
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As part of an increasing trend worldwide, family physicians in the Netherlands have been advised to use antidepressants as a first line of treatment for patients with severe depression only. For other patients with depression symptoms, the published best practice guidelines recommend psychotherapy as the initial treatment of choice. (TheBMJ. 2012;344:e4211)
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In February, 2005 the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care asked the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC) to make recommendations as to whether psychotherapists or psychotherapy should be regulated in the province. The purpose of regulating or licensing would be to protect the public. Several jurisdictions already have laws that regulate psychotherapy. These include California, Colorado, Florida, and New York. Other jurisdictions, like Ontario, are considering regulating psychotherapy. These include the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia.