Branka Agic is the Manager of Health Equity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Her primary interests include mental health and substance use…
When I tell others that I volunteer with my dog in a pet therapy program, they assume my work involves children or the elderly. I…
Alarm Clock, by YouTube user LoisDestinee, chronicles the life of a teenage girl battling depression. In the short film, the audience is made to watch…
In 1999, artist Mathew Good decided to write a song about his friend who was admitted to a psychiatric institution. The lyrics attempt to describe…
“The Grand Optimist” is written and performed by Dallas Green, of City and Colour. The lyrics convey a sense of losing hope—feelings often described by…
The music video for “Elastic Heart”, by Australian recording artist Sia, portrays an interpretive dance between a man and child that is meant to depict…
In her latest series of children’s books, River Speaks, author Sandy Stream conveys the emotional turmoil that children and families go through when dealing with…
Edward Hopper was an American painter famous for his depictions of people’s everyday life and struggles. His most famous painting, Nighthawks, depicts people sitting at a…
Lesley Oldaker uses bleak and gloomy shades of grey in her paintings, a particularly famous of which is entitled “Passing Through.” The paintings are often filled with…
Judy Brown, an activist for women’s rights and author of Hush, speaks about her experience with sexual abuse and suicide in a closed religious community. This video…
