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Nanaimo DVU to be introduced early this year

January 19th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Nanaimo DVU to be introduced early this year)

Haven Society and key team members introduced plans for a dedicated Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) in Nanaimo at the society’s annual general meeting in September 2014

Justice, not torture: challenging solitary confinement in Canadian prisons

January 19th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Justice, not torture: challenging solitary confinement in Canadian prisons)

Ashley Smith in cellThe BC Civil Liberties Association and the John Howard Society of Canada have launched a constitutional challenge to the use of solitary confinement in Canadian federal prisons 

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A promising new theory suggests a misbehaving immune system can cause mental illness

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An often marginalized and misunderstood mental health disorder

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“A person shouldn’t suffer alone, in silence, for fear of being ostracized”

January 18th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on “A person shouldn’t suffer alone, in silence, for fear of being ostracized”)

On Redefining Mental Illness

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