Katie Hackney talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success as a substance abuse counselor. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years. (10:10) © 2018

Chronicles and testifies the stories of five individuals on their trials and triumphs with mental health. Each story is told bravely and effectively with additional context provided by mental health professionals, religious leaders, caregivers, and your everyday citizen. Within the Black community, mental health is deemed as a 'Swept Under The Rug' stigma that has been creating false illusions and assumptions for a long time. That stigma is the core component of the African Canadian response to mental illness, and therefore African Canadians who suffer from mental illness are less likely to seek treatment. (59:05 mins) 2015

Is it justified that professional athletes earn exponentially more than elementary school teachers? Professor Sandel conducts a discussion with the participants, including Jeroen Woe and Philip Huff, about the ever-increasing gap between the poor and rich. Distributed by PBS Distribution.
(44:30) © 2018

In Their Own Words is the story of 7 Canadians sharing their journey with mental illness. Anne-Marie Mediwake visits homes, schools, and workplaces and listens to seven different stories of struggle, recovery, support, and hope. With mental health challenges including depression, postpartum depression, PTSD, drug addiction, social anxiety, and self-harm, this riveting documentary highlights not only mental health, but the path from illness to wellness. 2019 40 mins.

Understanding research methods isn’t easy for many students and a lot of them also find it boring. This film uses different techniques to make research methods more interesting, accessible and easier to understand. It looks at three key questions: Why do students have to study research methods? What are research methods? And how are they evaluated? run time: 10:11 © 2022

Project Cold Days explores the lives of people surviving Ottawa’s streets in the cold. Shot over a period of four years during the freezing Ottawa winters, the film follows three main characters as they battle mental health, addictions and the elements. Each of them show a unique perspective of life on the streets. From the very beginning of the film, viewers are brought into an immersive world of beauty, suffering and danger. The “human condition” is pure and authentic in every facet of the film. (50:00) 2022

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The consumption of illegal substances is discussed or depicted in this video. This video contains mature themes. A startling journey inside urban North America’s most intractable social problem. Contains mature themes, extensive profanity, and explicit scenes of drug use. (65 minutes) © 2010

This video is a thoughtful and funny one-woman play that looks at both the light and dark side of living with bipolar disorder, anxiety and psychosis. Approx. 52 min.

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