Researchers trying to understand what triggers psychotic episodes in some users say it’s a myth marijuana is risk-free
At first, the voices he heard in his head were pleasant. But then, they turned malevolent. Jean Thibodeau, a 19-year-old University of Toronto student and avid pot smoker, became convinced he was possessed by the devil. He could see blood gushing down his chest and feel a deep gash in his neck. “I remember thinking, I’m going to die,” said Thibodeau in an interview. Read the rest of this article at The Toronto Star…
The causes of homelessness are many, but at the root of it is poverty, and a lack of affordable and supportive housing
Last year, 39 first responders across Canada took their own lives — and one-third of those deaths by suicide occurred in British Columbia, the highest among all provinces
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? 
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