Inside the world's best mental-health program to keep homeless people off the street http://t.co/sBUHQXZcd4 pic.twitter.com/zru9MkfJEx
— People First Radio (@peoplefirstrad) May 28, 2015
Mental illness is tangled up in poverty, unemployment, and family circumstances
May 28th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mental illness is tangled up in poverty, unemployment, and family circumstances)The case for publicly funded therapy
May 26th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on The case for publicly funded therapy)How much $ in productivity is lost annually in Canada due to mental illness? http://t.co/pLPzZJOfJ3 #OpenMinds pic.twitter.com/Wvm9JBSdYe
— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) May 26, 2015
BC Seniors Advocate calls for more help for low-income renters, homeowners
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Seniors in every corner of the province of British Columbia are frustrated and concerned about the availability, appropriateness and affordability of housing
yes2scs group is building community support for safer consumption services in Victoria
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Harm reduction programs, including safer consumption sites (SCS) like Vancouver’s Insite program, are proven to save lives. A Victoria-based coalition is working to build community support for a SCS in their city.
Better mental health care: The case for publicly funded therapy
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Mental illness affects one in five Canadians and costs us nearly $50-billion a year. So why aren’t we treating it like any other health-care crisis?
It’s 4:30 on a Friday afternoon at her Sherbrooke, Que., clinic and Marie Hayes takes a deep breath before opening the door to her final patient of the day, who has arrived without an appointment. The 32-year-old mother immediately lists her complaints: She feels dizzy. She has abdominal pain. Read the rest of this story at The Globe and Mail…
Antipsychotic medication use varies by home among elderly Ontario long-term care residents
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A report called Looking for Balance has provided a snapshot of the current state of antipsychotic medication use in Ontario long-term care homes and reveals there is wide variation across homes in the percentage of residents being prescribed these medications.
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