Today is #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay.
1 in 6 older adults hv been abused in the past year. Recognize the different forms of #ElderAbuse pic.twitter.com/5aQc6udmC8— WHO (@WHO) June 15, 2017
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 15th, 2017 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day)National group releases first-ever report highlighting substance use recovery in Canada
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“It is now up to all of us to take this information and translate it into action to ensure that those positive outcomes are available to all who are in active addiction”
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) (formerly the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse) and the National Recovery Advisory Committee are pleased to announce the findings from the first-ever Life in Recovery from Addiction in Canada survey. This report compiles the results of a survey of people in recovery from addiction to alcohol and drugs, and shows that recovery is linked to positive citizenship — engagement with family, friends, the community and the workforce.
“For Keats, it is only our acceptance of the suffering that is an inevitable part of life, and death, that can really open our eyes to the beauty that surrounds us, thereby enabling us to grow”
We can’t ignore this silent crisis in men’s mental health
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June 13th is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day, lying in the middle of Canadian Men’s Health Week. This is a chance to discuss what many see as a silent crisis in men’s mental health.
Both the federal and provincial government have official strategies to promote mental health. These strategies include suggestions and targets to improve the mental health of the whole population. They also include measures directed at high-risk specific sub-populations; including immigrants, youth and First Nations. Read the rest of this article at HuffPost Canada…
Grade 9 student asks, “When did good mental health become a luxury?”
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Quinn, a grade 9 student in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, concludes that mental health care is not very easily accessible for everyone, “even though when it comes down to it, it’s simply health care”
Study asks people using drugs to shape their primary care
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Primary health care delivered with understanding and compassion for people who use drugs is the focus of a new Greater Victoria patient-oriented research study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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