In preparation for a course on clinical community psychology at my home university in Caracas, Venezuela, I stumbled upon a tweet from an anonymous student complaining about a family of pigs that had occupied the psychiatric hospitalization ward where he was supposed to develop his
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‘We must do better’: Manitoba and Shared Health on addictions services – Winnipeg
Today marks the first day of Substance Use Awareness Week in Manitoba. Bernadette Smith, Manitoba’s minister of housing, addictions and homelessness, and minister responsible for mental health, cited that Manitoba saw over 400 mental health and addictions-related deaths last year. “We can do better, and
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Kelowna clinic treats mental health issues with psychedelic drugs
The people behind a new health clinic in Kelowna are tackling mental health issues while battling a public perception problem at the same time. There are a lot of negative, preconceived notions when it comes to psychedelic drugs, but EntheoMed CEO Fraser Johnston says the
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Power and Purse Strings – Mental Health Commission of Canada
A lack of economic awareness or control over one’s finances can have long-term impacts. We look at the link between intimate partner violence and money in the third article of our series for Financial Literacy Month. At the start of her marriage, Margaret Williams (a
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“Wrap-around Care” Model Helps Address Gaps in Mental Healthcare
With over 1.3 million Canadians currently struggling with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Pure Life Healthcare Management is working to offer a wrap-around care model for better healing, according to CEO Doug Page. The model allows individuals to walk in and have a single
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Opinion: Is Danielle Smith’s overhaul of Alberta health care restructuring or revenge?
Open this photo in gallery: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is shown during a news conference in Edmonton on Nov. 8.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press Drawn and quartered was a medieval form of execution in which the victim was hanged, cut into four pieces, and the parts
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Nieisha Deed’s mission? More mental health care for Greater Boston’s Black community.
PureSpark an organization dedicated to addressing disparities in Greater Boston when it comes to mental health care. It’s the state’s first wellness directory for Black people, designed to remove the stigma around seeking mental health care and provide resources to those who may not be
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Province funds expansion of Regina police and mental health crisis team
The Saskatchewan government announced Thursday $6.6 million in funding for Regina police initiatives. Part of those funds are going toward expanding the Regina Police Service’s police and crisis team (PACT), which teams police officers with mental health workers. PACT goes out into the community for
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