AO: School of Public Health, University of Alberta AN: Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta SHS: Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology & Neuroscience, Dalhousie University ARM is the principal investigator and conceived the study and led the protocol development. ET, JO, FS, AN, and...
Alberta Health Services (AHS) recently announced it will be consolidating all of its mental health and addictions services under one provincial program. Currently, AHS provides a significant number of supports and services through its Provincial Addiction and Mental Health portfolio,...
Alberta spending on kids' mental health--EDMONTON - The Alberta government is providing more money for mental health programs for kids.The government says it includes after school supports, wellness education, as well as new residential mental health services for young people in the Calgary and ...
“The anxiety of the pandemic weighs on all of us, and for First Nations these stresses have been compounded for many people due to pre-existing mental health concerns, often a result of intergenerational trauma,” Alberta regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations, Chief Marlen...
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to address some priorities requiring action now to support physician practices and encourage uptake of virtual care. Today, through continued collaboration in the interests of patients, we fill another gap in mental health care delivery,” said Dr. Michelle Warren, president, Alberta Medical ...
Adults from a large FN community in Alberta, Canada, were asked to complete a survey, including two mental health-related screening questionnaires: (1) Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 item; and (2) Patient Health Questionnaire-2 item. In addition, respondents could provide responses to open-ended...
New moms and moms-to-be have an increased likelihood of maternal depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to preliminary research from one of two University of Alberta studies looking at the toll isolation measures are having on phy
A recent study in the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta found that midwives were suffering high rates of personal and work-related burnout [4]. Within that population, one-in-three midwives had seriously considered leaving the profession [16]. The most cited reasons were...
“Over half of the hundreds of families that I interviewed as part of my research who experienced the 2013 flood and the 2016 wildfires here in Alberta, were still suffering with some long-term effects, even three-plus years after the disaster.” ...