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BComm Peer Researcher BComm, Royal Roads University Certificate in Mental Health & Addictions, Camosun College Don (he/him) is currently a Policy Analyst with the BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA) on the Indigenous Partnerships and Wellness team. Don recently relocated back to Victoria, BC after spending the last…
…Melbourne, Australia: Bipolar Life Victoria World Bipolar Day 2025 Event – Details & Registration Click on the posters below for more details: Video: Why We Celebrate World Bipolar Day Dr. Erin Michalak and Dr. Holly Swartz (ISBD President) break down why World…
…the Australian Centre for Research Excellence in Bipolar Disorders (CORE-BD) and as the incoming Oceania Regional Director on the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Board of Directors. I like to bake and spend time with my family. tamsyn.van@unimelb.edu.au Level 3, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry St, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 3053…
July 12 saw the first community forum of the Bipolar Youth Action Project, a collaboration of CREST.BD and the Bipolar Disorder Society of British Columbia. Held at the Victoria Event Centre, the forum welcomed 21 youth all with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD), to discuss coping and wellness strategies…
…or near Victoria B.C. is to attend a Movie Monday screening. This weekly series has featured a couple of the films in this list, and delved into deep discussion on them. Founder/programmer Bruce Saunders has also written in depth discussion-based reviews for other movies touching on mental health illness in…
PhD Student BA in Psychology, University of Victoria 3rd year Clinical Psychology PhD Student, McGill University Laura has worked with CREST.BD for many years, and led content development for CREST.BD’s PolarUs bipolar disorder app. She is currently a PhD student in clinical psychology at the McGill University BEEP Lab, where…