Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Mental Health workers recently met in Winnipeg to discuss mental health care in Canada.  Discussion will centre around children, but the lack of funding to mental health care services would likely have been a hot topic, as well as the “invisibility” of most mental illness.  William Ashdown, in writing for the Winnipeg Free Press, weighs… Read more »

A report conducted by our colleagues at the Northern AIDS Connection Society, located in Truro, Nova Scotia, gives insight into health concerns and perspectives of people living with HIV and service providers.  The report looks at issues such as Mental Health, Substance Use, and HCV.  This report is a very informative piece of work and… Read more »

While this report is a few years old (2008), it provides relevant information on the connection between HIV, Substance Use & Mental Health Issues and lists out priorities for action. To read the full article, please click here.

A New Year’s Challenge: What would you do this year if you weren’t afraid? By Shelley Hourston Happy New Year everyone! Despite my years of experience with abandoned New Year’s resolutions, I still enjoy the anticipation that comes with beginning a new year. I must be an eternal optimist because each January I’m hopeful that… Read more »

December 22, 2011: For those of you who have not had a chance to take a look at the new Mental Health, Substance Use, & HIV/HCV Advisory Committee (MHAC) pages on PAN for a while, please do check it out!  Recently added is a resource database for research and training.  Please feel free to send… Read more »

Welcome to PAN’s first Mental Health Blog, which is just an introduction to our webpages, really.  Please watch this space for upcoming news and guest blogs from experts in the fields of Mental Health, Substance Use, HIV and HCV.  Until then….  please visit our webpages for information and resources related to these fields and news… Read more »