RELATED SITES:
www.gov.on.ca/health/index.html
The Government of Ontario page for Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Click on Mental Health for a variety of resources on mental health law in Ontario. Eg. Brian’s Law, Bill 68, Community Treatment Orders.
www.cpa-apc.org
Canadian Psychiatric Association. Includes information about advocacy.
www.psych.org
American Psychiatric Association.
www.schizophrenia.on.ca
Schizophrenia Society of Ontario
www.ccboard.on.ca
The Consent and Capacity Board
www.schizophrenia.ca
Schizophrenia Society of Canada. From this site you can download the booklet Learning About Schizophrenia: Rays of Hope
www.openthedoors.com
This site that looks at the stigma associated with mental illness
www.cmha.ca
Canadian Mental Health Association
www.eppic.org.au
EPPIC, a first episode program in Melbourne, Australia
www.mentalhealth.com
Internet Mental Health. A wealth of resources and links including extensive links for medication information.
www.chovil.com
Homepage for Ian Chovil, a schizophrenia survivor
www.priory.com/psycont.htm
Psychiatry Online
http://www.rehab-infoweb.net/swepp/
The Swiss early psychosis project
ww.tips-info.comm
TIPS, located in Rogaland, Norway, is a project designed to detect and treat psychiatric illness early.
www.psychiatryrounds.ca
This site is from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.
http://cebmh.warne.ox.ac.uk
This is the site for the WHO Guide to Mental Health in Primary Care. It offers a wealth of information about mental illness. Many resources in downloadable format for professionals and family members.
www.psychguides.com
This site features Expert Consensus Guidelines for a range of disorders including Schizophrenia. It has separate guides for professionals and family members in downloadable format.
www.world-schizophrenia.org
World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders includes information for families and stigma.
www.mheccu.ubc.ca
Mental Health Evaluation and Community Consultation Unit at the University of British Columbia. A good source for mental health services for those living in BC. Also downloadable information for early psychosis and suicide.
www.pbs.org/wnet/brain
This site includes much of the content of the PBS television special the Secret Life of the Brain. The graphics for the action of dopamine and the anatomy of the brain are excellent. Also talks about the impact of drugs on the brain.
www.camh.net/
This is the site for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. They have an extensive list of resources available to purchase. Free stuff includes an information package outlining steps for preparing a community education campaign.
www.iris-initiative.org.uk
Initiative to Reduce the Impact of Schizophrenia
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