According to World Health Organization ( WHO) one million around the world take their own lives every year. To make it even more gruelling – every 40 seconds another life is taken by suicide. No matter if you are a friend, family member, a stranger or a mental health professional these statistics are unsettling. I… Continue reading Therapy – The Power of Conversation
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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
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?