Mental health commission releases key indicators of illness

Newly released indicators of mental health illness are a “major step forward” in understanding mental health, said the president and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

<p>August 27th. 2012 &#8211; Mental Health Awareness &#8211; Stephanie Duchon, in the courtyard area of Kings College, Halifax, NS.  Stephanie is part of King&#8217;s Mental Health Awareness Collective and has suffered from depression most of her life.  She is starting a campaign with the slogan &#8220;I am not my mental illness&#8221;  (Photo by Sándor Fizli for Maclean&#8217;s)</p>

Stephanie Duchon, in the courtyard area of Halifax’s University of King’s Collegein 2012. Duchon helped found the King’s Mental Health Awareness Collective. (Photo by Sandor Fizli for Maclean’s)

Newly released indicators of mental health illness are a “major step forward” in understanding mental health, said the president and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

David O’Toole lauded the Mental Health Commission of Canada‘s work to produce 13 indicators as part of its national mental health strategy. Omni-TV’s David Battistelli was on hand in Ottawa as experts welcomed the move.