Self-care for first response personnel, Monday June 13…What is the reality of PTSD, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout — and what can you do about it?
The purpose of this event is to raise awareness for first response personnel and the mental health issues they can face. Learn what they look like and about the different resources available to you. Your jobs are part of you and that means your family and friends feel your stresses. This information is for them too!
EDs have highest mortality rate of mental illnesses. This can change. EDucate! #WeDoAct #WorldEatingDisordersDay pic.twitter.com/UBwkbFPxV5
— Lyndy for EDucation (@CarolynDower) June 2, 2016
Amy Jane Brown is totally deaf; she has cerebral palsy and has metal rods in her spine because of surgery to correct a severe lateral curvature. Yet she graduated from university with a degree in English lit and music and is now an accomplished artist
There’s discrimination and there’s discrimination. Acknowledging differences is one thing. Punishing people for their differences is entirely another. In spite of astonishing accomplishments, Brown subsists on a tiny income that’s made even smaller by provincial government clawbacks of federal benefits. Read the rest of this article at The Vancouver Sun…
“Mom sat at the computer as I dictated words for her to Google: paranoia, delusions, rambling. The Internet returned schizophrenia, and we both scoffed”
“Anxiety is a major psychological problem to which there is no easy solution.” “What works for one person may not work for another, may not work for you or me.”
Simple retinal scans could detect neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease before symptoms surface
In a small darkened room, a few minutes’ walk from the colourful sights of Toronto’s Kensington Market, my eyes have become the focus of attention. Read the rest of this article at The Globe and Mail…
