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Nanaimo Women’s Centre reflects on busy year with big accomplishments

October 13th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Nanaimo Women’s Centre reflects on busy year with big accomplishments)

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pfr banner workingThe Nanaimo Women’s Centre has been using a creative community model — building pathways of social inclusion and engagement for families marginalized by trauma, poor mental health, or addictions.

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Canada’s Mental Health Commission offers toolkit to help mobilize caregivers

September 28th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Canada’s Mental Health Commission offers toolkit to help mobilize caregivers)

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pfr banner workingThe caregivers toolkit provides resources and guidance to help people to plan and execute education and advocacy efforts with decision makers who are in a position to enact change

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Nanaimo-based firm will offer world’s first fully private social network

September 14th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Nanaimo-based firm will offer world’s first fully private social network)

DSC_0252_editpfr banner working“Most Internet companies don’t treat users as customers, they treat them as the product,” Michael Reid says, and Red Scotch Software aims to change that with Kube.

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Accessibility challenges can be found throughout Nanaimo, advocate says

September 14th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Accessibility challenges can be found throughout Nanaimo, advocate says)

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#AccessActivist Terry Wiens, a polio survivor who has maintained independence throughout his life, says Nanaimo’s urban planning needs a lot of work

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Aboriginal framework sees mental wellness as balance of mental, physical, spiritual, emotional

August 31st, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Aboriginal framework sees mental wellness as balance of mental, physical, spiritual, emotional)

picture 640pfr banner workingCanada’s First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework presents a shared vision for the future of First Nations mental wellness programs and services and practical steps towards achieving that vision

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Why not make health an issue in the federal election?

August 25th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Why not make health an issue in the federal election?)

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“A real federal health policy would begin by acknowledging that the health and well-being of the population is a central concern of government”

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