1.Power in numbers:Support groups (either in person or on-line) can provide extremely valuable information and encouragement. They’ve been indispensable to me over the years. Groups can be for people with mental health conditions, or for families, friends, parents and even co-workers or emplo...
The majority of studies during COVID-19 have not looked at how the participants were faring mentally prior to the pandemic, he said, so they wouldn’t have been able to measure changes in mental health, either positive or negative. ”Different individuals have had different experience...
“‘I want to be up on Times Square.’” And now she is: While staring up at a billboard for the Netflix show earlier this summer, Kalina says she was swarmed by teenage girls and their moms, thanking her for being so candid about her mental-health struggles on the show. While ...
the unanimous choice of the selection panel in 2019 hosted several online concerts, collaborated with the community from youths to seniors, built artistic resources for local teachers and even created a mental health hotline.
Newfoundland’s Mental Health and Addictions Plan has four main pillars that form the basis of the 54 recommendations: promotion, prevention, and early intervention; focusing on the person; improving service access, collaboration, and continuity of care; including all people everywhere. In order to...
The province is looking to add to its mental health and addictions workforce through an expansion of the Health Career Access Program
Byline: Victoria DuddlesThe Birmingham Post (England)
“I want to make sure, with every inch of me, that everybody is afforded the same path out of darkness that I was able to find,” Holland said in an interview about his own mental-health experience. “Where we’re having really difficult conversations is: What do we do when ...
In line with the empirical evidence, changes are suggested to current practices for juvenile transfer cases, and further collaborations between legal, research, and mental health agencies are clearly needed to enhance the state of science and practice in this area. The implications of these ...
Clearly, the officers have been under a lot of stress as front-line workers during COVID and dealing with significant challenges in Victoria, she said. The Mental Health and Well-Being Project was prepared by Curt Griffiths of Simon Fraser University’s school of criminology, Eli Sopow of...