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Differences in consumer and family caregiver perspectives on mental health services (Australia)
Item in CMHA/Ontario's Mental Health Notes - "Consumers have experienced increased opportunities for participation in both their individual treatment and the broader system, while caregivers say that they are still excluded from participation in their family members’ care, and much less in overall service delivery, according to the results of a qualitative research study published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing..."  
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The Feasibility of a Mental Health Curriculum in Elementary School
Article in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - "Our project assessed the feasibility of incorporating a mental health curriculum at the elementary level to be taught by schoolteachers. We describe the development, delivery, and short-term impact of this pilot project on children’s knowledge and attitudes. We chose a francophone rural community within a predominantly anglophone province because the community has less access to valid mental health information."  
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Family Members & Caregivers Resource Center
A new web site from CMHA/Ontario "to provide practical information specifically for the loved ones of people experiencing mental illness," including questions and answers, newsletters, readings and information on support groups.  
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Minister Announces New Guidelines to Assist Police Response to Persons with Mental Illnesses (Canada)
Press release at the web site of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police - "Police services across Ontario are getting a new tool that will help front-line officers better respond to incidents involving persons with serious mental illness, Monte Kwinter, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, said today. ... The manual, Not Just Another Call . . . Police Response to Persons with Mental Illnesses, complements other policy, education and training efforts by police services in Ontario and is a result of various coroner’s inquests recommendations and extensive consultation with those who have first-hand knowledge of the challenges faced by police officers when dealing with mentally ill persons." The full manual is available in Adobe Acrobat format.  
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