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Brentwood College students spend a day focused on mental health and wellness

December 13th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Brentwood College students spend a day focused on mental health and wellness)

picture 779bpeople first media mixcloudBrentwood College student leaders and counseling staff hold an annual mental health and wellness day to help decrease stigma, increase awareness and promote resiliency

image: Vancouver Island Mental Health Society acting executive director Taryn O’Flanagan with Brentwood College School student Morgan Woodbridge

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Junior hockey player Myles Mattila is a widely-recognized mental health ambassador

October 16th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Junior hockey player Myles Mattila is a widely-recognized mental health ambassador)

picture 767people first media mixcloud18-year-old hockey player Myles Mattila has been recognized by the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association for promoting education and awareness about mental health issues among young athletes

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Post-secondary schools see surge in demand for mental health services

June 19th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Post-secondary schools see surge in demand for mental health services)

pfr-banner-post-1“Unprecedented demand for mental health services among young people today is raising alarm among medical experts and transforming the financial plans of universities, businesses and governments”

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Keynote by Dr. Eike-Henner Kluge: Reflections on Dying

November 25th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Keynote by Dr. Eike-Henner Kluge: Reflections on Dying)

picture-722pfr-banner-post-1“This talk is about death and dying. Not about dying unexpectedly or by accident, but about dying as an event that in principle is within our control”

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Duncan McCue’s frank, funny and evocative ‘nonvella’ explores identity, Cree culture

September 24th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Duncan McCue’s frank, funny and evocative ‘nonvella’ explores identity, Cree culture)

picture-717banner pfr“Months on a trapline in the wilds of James Bay promised deliverance from the self-doubts that nagged me, even if I did worry about not having a clue what I was going to be doing out there,” writes Duncan McCue in his new memoir

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Mental Health First Aid brought to VIMHS, now available in Nanaimo and central Island

September 11th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mental Health First Aid brought to VIMHS, now available in Nanaimo and central Island)

banner pfrJust as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, mental health first aid is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved

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