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Antipsychotic medication use varies by home among elderly Ontario long-term care residents

May 20th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Antipsychotic medication use varies by home among elderly Ontario long-term care residents)

picture 632apfr banner workingA report called Looking for Balance has provided a snapshot of the current state of antipsychotic medication use in Ontario long-term care homes and reveals there is wide variation across homes in the percentage of residents being prescribed these medications.

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Being Safe, Being Me: Results of the Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey

May 9th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Being Safe, Being Me: Results of the Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey)

picture 631pfr banner workingA new national study shows that Canada’s transgender youth face significant challenges, but are helped by strong family, school and community connections

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Victoria’s poet laureate to mark mental health & substance use wellness day

May 4th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Victoria’s poet laureate to mark mental health & substance use wellness day)

Yvonne-Blomerpfr banner workingThe City of Victoria’s poet laureate Yvonne Blomer will lead an event on May 7, 2015, sponsored by Island Health, marking the first annual Mental Health and Substance Use Awareness Day

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The bully, the bullied, and the not-so-innocent bystander

April 15th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on The bully, the bullied, and the not-so-innocent bystander)

picture 623dpfr banner workingThe definitive guide to bullying prevention and intervention, by best-selling author Barbara Coloroso, provides real solutions for a problem that affects young people all over the world.

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Parents, politicos rally in Nanaimo, across B.C. against further cuts to public education

April 13th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Parents, politicos rally in Nanaimo, across B.C. against further cuts to public education)

picture 622Rallies were held in Nanaimo and in other cities across British Columbia on Sunday April 12th to protest against plans by the B.C. government to further cut public education funding.

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Coalitions call for local control of Nanaimo’s regional watershed

March 9th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Coalitions call for local control of Nanaimo’s regional watershed)


The Vancouver Island Water Watch Coalition and the mid-Island chapter of The Council of Canadians are calling on the City of Nanaimo, and the Nanaimo Regional District, to take greater steps to protect local drinking water

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