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Bipolar Youth Action is a research project run for youth, by youth

February 10th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Bipolar Youth Action is a research project run for youth, by youth)

picture 610Youth will consult with other youth with bipolar disorder from across the region about their personal strategies for wellness and engage in mutual learning and knowledge exchange

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Asian youth and men to become mental health ambassadors in research project

February 2nd, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Asian youth and men to become mental health ambassadors in research project)

picture 609Strength in Unity is the first comprehensive anti-stigma intervention project among Asian communities in Canada

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Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember.

February 1st, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember.)

picture 607Michael Christie’s first novel explores the new worlds created when a son grows out of his agoraphobic mother’s safety net

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Your weight is not your worth: Love our bodies, love ourselves

January 25th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Your weight is not your worth: Love our bodies, love ourselves)

picture 604British Columbia’s annual provincial eating disorders awareness campaign begins February 1, 2015 — on Facebook here — on Twitter here

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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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Men, mental health, and moving discussion out of the shadows

January 13th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Men, mental health, and moving discussion out of the shadows)

picture 601“We have inculcated a culture in our society that men have to be tough, men have to be strong. Our society is very good at punishing gender deviation in men. Weakness is not considered to be masculine.” — Dr. Don McCreary (Toronto Men’s Health Network)

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