Mental Health Camp » media http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org Erasing Stigma and Exploring Possibilities with Social Media - Second Annnual Mental Health Camp (July 10, 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sponsors of Mental Health Camp Vancouver 2010: @MarketWire http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/sponsors-of-mental-health-camp-vancouver-2010-marketwire/ http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/sponsors-of-mental-health-camp-vancouver-2010-marketwire/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:45:54 +0000 hummingbird604 http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/?p=199 We are very grateful to MarketWire for jumping on board and being an official media sponsor.

Marketwire is a leading newswire service offering press release distribution, media contact management, multimedia, media monitoring services and other workflow solutions for public relations, investor relations, journalists and other communications professionals.

Thanks many to Gus Fosarolli, Senior Client Relations Manager for facilitating this sponsorship deal. Very much appreciated.

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    “Bipolar/postpartum depression/post traumatic stress disorder/social anxiety dismissed as a quack diagnosis”

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    When going to therapy is viewed like going to check in with a parole officer – Blogging Against Disablism Day #BADD

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    Viewing a disability as something that makes you “other” – About Autism/Aspergers – Blogging Against Disablism Day #BADD

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    “Daring to confess any sort of mental illness and/or instability can be used against u” Blogging Against Disablism #BADD

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    “Sometimes I speak out, but sometimes, I’m ashamed ” National Blogging Against Disablism Day

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    `Is being battered considered a mental health or a physical health issue?` National Blogging Against Disablism Day

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    “Disablism = when a doctor ignores physical health problems bec you have mental health problems.” National Disablism Day

]]> http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/blogging-against-disablism/feed/ 0 How it all started – again http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/how-it-all-started-again/ http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/how-it-all-started-again/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:33:01 +0000 moritherapy http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/?p=150 Wondering how we came up with the idea of MentalHealthCamp? Here is the original post. And now I came across a video of the panel Coping Digitally at Northern Voice 2009 that was the beginning of it all. Interested? Here it is

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]]> http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/press-release-about-mental-health-camp/feed/ 0 Mental Health Camp featured in The Georgia Straight! http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/mental-health-camp-featured-in-the-georgia-straight/ http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/mental-health-camp-featured-in-the-georgia-straight/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:48:51 +0000 hummingbird604 http://www.mentalhealthcamp.org/?p=98 Thanks so much to Gail Johnson of The Georgia Straight for a candid, honest and thoughtful piece on Mental Health Camp and what we are trying to accomplish here. We are very grateful. In this piece, Raul Pacheco and Terra (aka ZoeyJane) are interviewed. Both will be speaking at Mental Health Camp. Thanks again, Gail, and The Georgia Straight!

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