Social expectations of what male and female students should or should not do with respect to their own gender identities and gender relations directly affects their drinking patterns and health seeking behaviours
Gender-based analysis of drinking behaviours among university students
January 21st, 2018 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Gender-based analysis of drinking behaviours among university students)Brentwood College students spend a day focused on mental health and wellness
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Brentwood 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
Looking for action to change British Columbia’s child poverty story
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“Poverty negatively affects children’s physical, emotional and social development. We need to look after our most vulnerable: no child in BC should be limited because of poverty.”
Survey of Alberta’s trans youth finds safety, violence, discrimination are major issues
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Trans youth report significant stress and mental health challenges, a profound lack of safety in navigating their daily lives, barriers to supportive health care, and worrying rates of poverty. Yet, there is immense hope.
Junior hockey player Myles Mattila is a widely-recognized mental health ambassador
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18-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
Graphic novelist Von Allan revisits childhood challenges for documentary film
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“As a small child, Von Allan had to cope with poverty, bullying, loneliness and his mother’s severe mental health problems” but he found a way to cope; now his creativity speaks volumes
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