Your February edition of St. Joe's top stories

Features

WATCH: Tara’s journey with mental illness and recovery

This is Tara Richardson’s story. As young as 12 years old, Tara has been affected by mental illness. She was once a patient of St. Joe’s, and now, she works for St. Joe’s as a peer support provider. “Mental illness is not a choice - but recovery is.” >> Click here to hear from Tara as shares her personal journey with mental illness and recovery.

Celebrating 5 years of changing care for patients at the West 5th Campus

On February 8th, we proudly celebrated the 5th anniversary of the opening of the Margaret and Charles Juravinski Centre for Integrated Healthcare, also well-known as the West 5th Campus.  It began with a building, a plan to provide care in an environment that was comforting, safe and respectful, and a goal to reduce the stigma often associated with mental illness.  >> Click here  to watch our staff selfie video on why they like working at West 5th, and to learn more about what we've achieved over the last five years!

Research

International study finds 124 genetic variants linked to risk tolerance and risky behaviour

“A fascinating aspect of these findings is the evidence that the genetic correlates of risk tolerance were shared with psychiatric symptoms, such as ADHD and bipolar disorder,” commented Dr. James MacKillop, Director of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research at St. Joe’s. MacKillop was part of an international study of over one million individuals that examined the influence of genetic variants on risk tolerance and risky behaviour. > > Learn more about the study here .

Foundation

There are many ways to show a loved one that you care

Why not support patient care at St. Joe’s this Valentine’s Day! Purchase a Gift of Caring in honour of your loved one and we’ll send them an e-card to let them know you made a gift in their honour. >> See our catalogue of gifts at stjoesfoundation.ca/giftsofcaring and show how much you care this Valentine’s Day!

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