Women

Toronto, Ontario
June 15, 2010

Groundbreaking Canadian Research Reveals Financial and Workplace Impact of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

80 per cent of women experienced a financial impact; 16 per cent had their jobs terminated

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I About us: How we can support you

Hear Me, Understand Me, Support Me: What Young Women Want You to Know about Depression explores the diverse challenges that young women experience in relation to depression; prevention strategies; healthy helping relationships; the dos and don’ts of working with young women; and referrals and resources that can provide more information.

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I Introduction – What is the VALIDITY♀ Project?
II Girls Talk: A Program that Aims to Prevent Depression in Young Women from CAMH
III Project Resources for Providers
IV Lessons Learned

--submitted by Cathy Thompson, Project Lead, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

I Introduction– What is the VALIDITY♀ Project?

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I Introduction

II Background

III Process

IV Findings

V Obtaining the Report



--by Carolyn Whitzman, PhD, Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning

University of Melbourne, and Deborah Hierlihy, MA, Oriole Research and Design Inc., Deborah.hierlihy@sympatico.ca



Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank the other members of the research team, Dr. Stephen Hwang (St. Michael's Hospital Inner City Health Research Unit) and Alison Hamilton (Family Services of Haliburton County).



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Type of Resource: Article
Source: Elgin St. Thomas Health Unit
Author: Armstrong, D. and Coleman, B