Searching for Solutions
As a former mayor of a mid-size city in Canada, I had a first hand account of the rise in social issues facing communities across North America. Searching for Solutions is about examining issues such as the housing crisis, homelessness, mental health, addictions and food insecurity to find disruptive solutions that are having a real impact. Each episode looks at an issue and features a guest that guides us through a problem to a solution. A great resource for people in communities looking how to make a difference at a time when many people are feeling helpless.
Searching for Solutions
Designing better systems of mental health and addictions care through lived experiences
When we talk about addictions and the complexities of homelessness and mental health, there is often a empty chair at the table - the person with lived experience. It has become increasingly clear that creating programs and systems of care with input from those with lived experiences often creates better outcomes.
On this episode Janice Arnoldi, host of Life Unscripted on the Bell Media network, talks about her personal journey living with bipolar disorder (manic depression) and how it has informed her approach to mental health and addictions. Janice is a successful entrepreneur and mental health advocate in the Greater Toronto region.