The 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.
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.
Jiu-jitsu athlete wins big while helping out local men’s centre
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Jimmy Lapointe achieved a big win at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship in March 2015. His efforts were accompanied by fundraising for Nanaimo’s Men’s Centre — and the programs Jimmy says have helped him.
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Men, mental health, and moving discussion out of the shadows
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“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)
What women really want: West Coast LEAF releases report card on women’s rights
October 29th, 2014 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on What women really want: West Coast LEAF releases report card on women’s rights)Annual report card grades the B.C. government on its compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), ratified by Canada in December 1981
VANCOUVER — On October 16, 2014, West Coast LEAF released its 6th annual report card on women’s rights in BC. The CEDAW Report Card is West Coast LEAF’s annual assessment of how well BC is measuring up on international legal standards of women’s equality set out in the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
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