Also see the Psychiatric Survivor Archives, Toronto.

MSS members are primarily from Ontario, Canada, with a concentration in Toronto, but we also have active members across Canada and the US. We hope to develop a National and International perspective on student issues. We encourage Mad students (only) to initiate MSS meetings in their areas, and to promote their groups through the MSS website.

We currently work doing outreach with other 'Mad' students, on initiatives such as our 2006 accommodations survey, setting up information booths at various (Ontario) universities during Frosh Week, and presentations at conferences and guest speaking in classes. We are also trying to forge alliances with other social justice activist groups, including student disability groups and psychiatric survivor groups.

Awards

Centre for Equity in Health and Society (CEHS):
Award for Self-help Organizing Against Oppressive Systems

Conference Presentations

1. Making Connections in Student Mental Health Conference,

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, and April 27th, 2006:
Panel - Students Engaging Students.

2. Canadian Disability Studies Association 3rd Annual Conference,

York University, Toronto, Ontario, May 27-28, 2006:
a) Panel - Crossroads: History, Policy and Disability Perspectives of Mad Students in Post Secondary Education.
b) Panel- Radical Rants: Challenges in Teaching the History of Madness.

3. Conference: "Illusions of Identity: resisting (beyond) Identity Politics" Interdisciplinary Graduate Students' Conference:

University of Western Ontario October 14-15, 2006
Paper: "The Madwoman's Howl: (In)Coherence as Strategy for Identity/Resistance"

Class Room Work 2006-2007

York University
 January 2006
 Identity Diversity and Anti Discriminatory Practice
University of Toronto,
 November 2006
 Cultural Studies SOC360Y1
Ryerson University
 November 2006
 Mad People’s History
York University
 January 9th 2007
 Identity Diversity and Anti Discriminatory Practice
York University
 January 11th 2007
 Health and Society Seminar
University of Toronto January 24th 2007
Counseling and Learning Skills Service