Talk Today is designed for BCHL players and their supporters to learn about mental health and increase their skills in order to help support players who may be struggling or at risk of suicide
Mental illness often goes undetected or untreated in men due to pressures of stigma
May 4th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mental illness often goes undetected or untreated in men due to pressures of stigma)
Canada’s national Mental Health Week (May 4-10, 2015) focuses this year on men’s mental health — and the correlation between physical and mental illnesses.
Justice, not torture: challenging solitary confinement in Canadian prisons
January 19th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Justice, not torture: challenging solitary confinement in Canadian prisons)
The 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
Men, mental health, and moving discussion out of the shadows
January 13th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Men, mental health, and moving discussion out of the shadows)
“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)
Soles remembering souls helps survivors remember, heal
November 17th, 2014 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Soles remembering souls helps survivors remember, heal)Soles Remembering Souls ‐ Connecting Survivors will be held at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo on Sunday November 23, 2014 to support those left behind after deaths by suicide
Every year, many people lose their lives to suicide, leaving behind family, friends, colleagues and others who struggle to make sense of their loss. Our community is unfortunately no exception. On Vancouver Island, we lose more people to suicide than to motor vehicle accidents and accidental overdose combined. Research also tells us that someone who has lost a significant person to suicide is at a 9 times greater risk themselves.
Amanda Reaume discovers there are few options available for her depressed friend
September 17th, 2014 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Amanda Reaume discovers there are few options available for her depressed friend)“For people like Jessica, who don’t have employee benefits and don’t have extra money to pay for treatment, there are few options”
When Amanda’s friend Jessica (not her real name) lost her job and spent a year desperately seeking—but not finding—another, she fell into a deep depression. “I’m in debt. I’m having a hard time paying my bills. I can’t even get a job in fast food because they tell me I’m overqualified. I just feel like I can’t come back from this. That my life is over,” she told Amanda.
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