The media coverage of mental illness is improving by leaps and bounds thanks to those individuals who are brave enough to speak out despite any stigma
Suicide – it’s a word loaded with emotion, tragedy and questions. Until recent years it was a word seldom heard in the news media. Now it’s something that people talk about and is no longer “hidden behind a curtain.” Read more at Global News…
Some people say mid-winter is the most depressing time of year—when cold and dark days, holiday bills, and already-lapsed new year’s resolutions catch up with us
Dr. Derek Poteryko offers workshop to Quit Smoking for Good on Wednesday January 18th in Nanaimo
NANAIMO — Dr. Derek Poteryko wants to help you kick the need for nicotine in 2017. Dr. Poteryko is Island Health’s Medical Director of Community Health for Nanaimo, and is offering a lunch-and-learn workshop, Quit Smoking for Good, on Wednesday, January 18. “If people are able to quit smoking, their overall health will improve. This workshop will give them the tools they need to get there,” said Dr. Poteryko.
Quit Smoking for Good is part of an ongoing lunch-and-learn series created as part of a wellness partnership between Island Health and the City of Nanaimo. Cost is $2 and the class runs from noon to 12:45 pm at the Beban Park Social Centre at 2300 Bowen Road. Pre-registration is available through the City’s Fall and Winter Activity Guide. To register in advance call (250) 756-5200.
Mindfulness assists people with their end of life process by giving them and their caregivers a tool they can use in order to be fully aware of the present moment and their own physical and mental states
Mehdi Naïmi says that good art therapy empowers people, strengthens relationships, brings peace of heart, and joy to life
Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health will invite Canadians to nominate people who devote their lives to those experiencing mental illness because they believe the status quo isn’t good enough. [image by Mark Blinch, Globe and Mail]
More than seven million Canadians will experience a mental illness this year. The impact can be devastating to individuals, friends, family and communities. But there is growing reason for hope: Hope for greater scientific understanding of the causes, for more consistent and attainable treatment and for broader social acceptance to break down the stigma that prevents people from getting the care they need. Read the rest of this article at The Globe and Mail…
