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Mental illness is Canada's top health problem, says Rev
Mental illness is Canada's top health problem, says Rev

Mental illness is Canada's top health problem, says Rev

Date12/29/1969
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Drug users put in some of Humber Memorial's 22 mental health beds sometimes upset the other patients, says Dr. P. O. Butler, the hospital's chief of psychiartry.
Drug users put in some of Humber Memorial's 22 mental health beds sometimes upset the other patients, says Dr. P. O. Butler, the hospital's chief of psychiartry.
3/17/1971
Grieving relatives: The family of Jamila Tissawak, who died in hospital after her complaints of pain were attributed to her mental health, say she would have lived if given proper treatment
Grieving relatives: The family of Jamila Tissawak, who died in hospital after her complaints of pain were attributed to her mental health, say she would have lived if given proper treatment
2/6/1981
Marvyn Novick, chairman of the mental health association's mental health and workplace committee, insists the report's recommendations are not pie in the sky
Marvyn Novick, chairman of the mental health association's mental health and workplace committee, insists the report's recommendations are not pie in the sky
9/21/1984
Research project: Neuropathologist Dr. Melvyn Ball, who's studying root causes of Alzeimer's Disease, says the slow, mystery illness kills as many as 17,000 Canadians a year.
Research project: Neuropathologist Dr. Melvyn Ball, who's studying root causes of Alzeimer's Disease, says the slow, mystery illness kills as many as 17,000 Canadians a year.
2/6/1982
Tougher stand wanted: Prostitutes bring a myriad of problems to the city, says David Cooper of the Downtown Business Council. He calls for greater police powers to maintain the health and vitality of our downtown area.
Tougher stand wanted: Prostitutes bring a myriad of problems to the city, says David Cooper of the Downtown Business Council. He calls for greater police powers to maintain the health and vitality of our downtown area.
10/16/1980
Installed foam: Ingo Koenne of Scarborough says he can only thank God that he and his sons Jason, 9 (left), and Andrew, 7, escaped the more serious health problems caused by urea foam insulation, but the value of his house plummeted
Installed foam: Ingo Koenne of Scarborough says he can only thank God that he and his sons Jason, 9 (left), and Andrew, 7, escaped the more serious health problems caused by urea foam insulation, but the value of his house plummeted
10/4/1984
Peter Clutterbuck, assistant program director with the mental health association, who has travelled across Canada collecting research for the study in the past year, points out that reconstructing historical employment patterns also will allow working
Peter Clutterbuck, assistant program director with the mental health association, who has travelled across Canada collecting research for the study in the past year, points out that reconstructing historical employment patterns also will allow working
9/22/1984
Food's the name of the game for Jack Proud, being served at the downtown Holiday Inn by Kang Chang, Proud, incoming president of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, says that despite Canada's high unemployment rate, industry has problem find
Food's the name of the game for Jack Proud, being served at the downtown Holiday Inn by Kang Chang, Proud, incoming president of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, says that despite Canada's high unemployment rate, industry has problem find
4/22/1977
Encouraging bilingualism just isn't the way to solve Canada's problems, says Isaac Bar Lewaw, a language professor at York University
Encouraging bilingualism just isn't the way to solve Canada's problems, says Isaac Bar Lewaw, a language professor at York University
4/27/1977
John Fisher, president of the Ontario Mental Health Association, originated idea for new program
John Fisher, president of the Ontario Mental Health Association, originated idea for new program
5/6/1974
But for Dr. Fred Jenson, a psychiatrist at the Queen St. Mental Health Centre, that kind of solution might not be best. Quite simply, he doubts whether informing police or putting a patient in jail will protect the public in the long run.
But for Dr. Fred Jenson, a psychiatrist at the Queen St. Mental Health Centre, that kind of solution might not be best. Quite simply, he doubts whether informing police or putting a patient in jail will protect the public in the long run.
5/17/1979
Stuart Goldman, Community Mental Health Centre
Stuart Goldman, Community Mental Health Centre
10/11/1997