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CMHA-NL in the press

We have appeared in newspaper articles and authored public forum items about many mental health issues in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Files below with the icon are in PDF format and can be viewed using Adobe Reader.

Public Education

Articles on Mental Health Issues in the Telegram

A blue Christmas - December 17, 2006

Survey a 'call for action' - November 19, 2004

Mental help - November 3, 2004

Wealth of experience: New director combines personal, professional background - April 26, 2004


Public Forum Commentary

Mental illness not an indicator of violence - June 2007

New mental health act is a step in the right direction - December 2006

Riders into Light – August 11, 2006

Reflections on Mental Health – May 3, 2006   


Advocacy

Newspaper Articles

Association addresses mental health wait times - The Telegram, November 20, 2007

Waterford complaints rack up: Part 1, Part 2 - The Independent, November 2-8, 2007

It's happened before: Nain woman not the first left naked in lockup - The Telegram, January 13, 2007

Ex-inmate complains about meds being stopped while in jail - The Telegram, July 22, 2006

Waterford tour leaves 'ugly' impression - The Telegram, July 7, 2006

Little done for mental health, critics charge - The Telegram, March 23, 2005

No money for catch-up: Hospitals can't afford to clear up patient backlog once strike ends - The Telegram, April 21, 2004


Public Forum Commentary & Community Editorial

Helping Hands keep The Gathering Place hopping - Community Editorial Board, The Telegram - December 20, 2007

"Word is out" about Waterford - letter to the editor, The Independent - November 23, 2007 

Fighting stigma while the ill go homeless and hungry - The Telegram, September 30, 2007

Recognizing the value of seniors' mental health - The Telegram, July 22, 2007

These are positive times for mental health - The Telegram, May 5, 2007

Success of new act depends on community support - The Telegram, February 11, 2007

Waterford Hospital has outlived its usefulness - The Telegram, July 16, 2006

Senate report is 'welcome relief' - The Telegram, June 8, 2006

An insightful column - The Telegram, April 4, 2006

Budget reactions - The Telegram, April 1, 2006

Association supports proposal - The Telegram, June 11, 2004


This page last updated on February 17, 2009.