Press Releases

2005

2006

September 8, 2006
Federal Government Must Do More to Deal with the National Tragedy of Suicide, Say Psychiatrists

May 9, 2006
CPA Preliminary Statement on Senate Mental Health Report, Out of the Shadows at Last

May 9, 2006
Psychiatry Applauds Senate Mental Health Plan: Urges Governments to Act Quickly

May 8, 2006
Canadian Psychiatric Association and Scotiabank Renew Banking Partnership

April 19, 2006
Federal Health Minister Commits to Addressing Psychiatric Wait Times

March 23, 2006
Wait Time Benchmarks for Psychiatry Needed Says CPA

2007

2002

November 28, 2002
Romanow puts long-overdue spotlight on mental health

November 2, 2002
Canadian Psychiatric Association’s president will be installed today

October 31, 2002
Conference draws Canadian and international psychiatrists

October 10, 2002
Canada needs a national action plan on mental illness and mental health

October 10, 2002
Canadian Press reporter wins Special Recognition Award from Canadian Psychiatric Association

October 5, 2002
Canadians Reach Out To Prevent Suicide

October 3, 2002
Michael Wilson wins Special Recognition Award from Canadian Psychiatric Association

March 22, 2002
Actors Living with Schizophrenia Win National Acclaim

2003

October 29, 2003
Media Advisory & Backgrounder
National mental health policy on agenda at Canadian Psychiatric Association annual meeting

October 1, 2003
Canadian Psychiatric Association recognizes courage of Lt.-Gen (Ret.) Roméo Dallaire in raising awareness about mental illness

May 7, 2003
Canadian Psychiatric Association presents MIAW Most Innovative Award to Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation

April 11, 2003
CP Reporter to Receive Special Recognition Award from Canadian Psychiatric Association

April 8, 2003
Mental Health Support Network Provides Information to Deal with Stress of SARS

January 30, 2003
First Ministers need to commit to a National Action Plan on Mental Health

2004

April 27, 2004
Citizen Reporters and Thetford Mines Mental Health Agencies Receive CPA Awards for Reducing Stigma of Mental Illness

Ottawa, Nov. 23, 2004
The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) welcomed the long awaited Senate Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee report on the state of mental illness and health services in Canada, tabled in the Senate of Canada today.

1999

November 25, 1999
Canadian Psychiatric Association Applauds Supreme Court's Recognition of Need for Confidentiality of Clinical Records

October 4, 1999
Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) Awards

September 17, 1999
CPA Inaugurates New Awards for Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 4 - 10, 1999)

September 16, 1999
The Canadian Psychiatric Association Calls for a Canadian Institute of Mental Illness and Mental Health

September 16, 1999
Sharing Care: Strategies to Improve Access and Quality Care

September 15, 1999
CPA Says Politicians Need to Deal With Homeless

September 15, 1999
CPA Says Innovative Approaches Needed to Combat Mental Illness in Youth

June 18, 1999
Teaching Material Provides Insight into Health Care Needs of Gays and Lesbians

June 11, 1999
Psychotherapies are Effective and Essential, State Two Papers

January 18, 1999
Canadian Psychiatric Association to Intervene in Mills Case

2000

April 12, 2000
CPA Tackling Disability Insurance Issues

March 22, 2000
Calgary's Youth Peer Support Writer's Club Receiving Special Recognition Award

October 2, 2000
Canadian Businesses asked to play larger role in improving mental health of canadians during Mental Illness Awareness Week

2001

November 13, 2001
Media Briefing & Public Forum on Suicide, CPA, Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal

April 12, 2001
Release of position statement on the confidentiality of psychiatric records and the patient’s right to privacy

October 5, 2001
Canada's 10^th Annual Mental Illness Awareness Week