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Category: Mental Health

Call To Action – The Essential Need For Community Help

Call to Action means placing our conversations into physical motion.  We hear ” keep the conversation going” we say ” let’s talk”, but what  happens after the talk, what happens when meeting time to discuss important issues end and everyone goes home. As Therapists, we often hear, ” the conversation never stopped whether in our… Continue reading Call To Action – The Essential Need For Community Help

Mental Health Breakdown – Power & Control in the Workplace

Stigma is one of the biggest reasons why mental health is not being addressed efficiently in the workplace especially when employees feel inadequate in their job or feel they would be warned for not doing what they were told based on timeline workload. There is an overall consensus that if an employee divulges their deterioration… Continue reading Mental Health Breakdown – Power & Control in the Workplace

Supporting Someone with Mental Health and Illness

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Mental Health Affects everyone not just the person who is actually suffering from it. It’s hard to examine the day when you are unsure how to support one another through the challenging life of mental health. Here are a few ways to engage and support those who are living with some form of mental illness:… Continue reading Supporting Someone with Mental Health and Illness

Closing The Gap: Bullying, School and The Rise Of Suicide

Bullying is a learned behavior.  Bullies have one point of another have been bullied themselves. Bullies enter their own school property and pick on younger students, older students, or even their own friends. Primary anti-bullying days are all over the school, not in workplaces, or rallies, or events. The Bullied feels scared, unworthy, anxious, sad,… Continue reading Closing The Gap: Bullying, School and The Rise Of Suicide

The Journey of A Federal Framework – PTSD

Changes and Implementations of Federal Policies and Legislation takes time, sometimes it can take years.  A disheartening fact but important to recognize when advocating for Mental Health initiatives for any geographical area or population. 600 days ago, An Federal Proposed Bill C-211 was born.  An Newly Elected Federal MP took on this Bill and brought… Continue reading The Journey of A Federal Framework – PTSD

Mental Health Crisis- Can Traditional Mental Health Delivery Survive

According to Mental Health Commission of Canada 1 in 5 People in Canada experiences mental health problem or illness. 70 percent of youth who are dealing with mental health reported that their symptoms began during childhood years. An alarming statistics! Wait times still exist in the mental health industry and the increase of need is… Continue reading Mental Health Crisis- Can Traditional Mental Health Delivery Survive

Suicide vs Suicidal – Is There A Real Difference In How We Use Language

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds. There are indications that for each adult who died of suicide there may have been more than 20 others attempting suicide. (excerpt from World Health Organization) When someone ends their life,  everyone is there, we hear ” I feel bad”” I didn’t see the signs”“Why… Continue reading Suicide vs Suicidal – Is There A Real Difference In How We Use Language

Mental Health Crisis- Can Traditional Mental Health Delivery Survive?

According to Mental Health Commission of Canada 1 in 5 People in Canada experiences mental health problem or illness. 70 percent of youth who are dealing with mental health reported that their symptoms began during childhood years. An alarming statistics! Wait times still exist in the mental health industry and the increase of need is… Continue reading Mental Health Crisis- Can Traditional Mental Health Delivery Survive?