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When trauma takes its toll, a very private CBC reporter goes public with his pain

January 25th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on When trauma takes its toll, a very private CBC reporter goes public with his pain)

LostOnArrival_OnePager_UpdatedwithTrailer[2]pfr-banner-post-1For three decades, his radio and television reports have brought the country and the world into Canadian homes. But “Curt Petrovich, CBC News” has been silent for two years now, on medical leave while he struggles with debilitating PTSD

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Young mom confronts risks and taboos of synthetic opioid in new memoir

January 18th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Young mom confronts risks and taboos of synthetic opioid in new memoir)

pfr-banner-post-1Amid headlines of overdoses and galloping addiction rates, Carlyn Zwarenstein’s memoir is an outspoken and provocative dispatch from the New Age of Opium

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Is it time to winter-proof your mental health?

January 16th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Is it time to winter-proof your mental health?)

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banner pfrSome people say mid-winter is the most depressing time of year—when cold and dark days, holiday bills, and already-lapsed new year’s resolutions catch up with us

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The role of mindfulness in end of life care

January 10th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on The role of mindfulness in end of life care)

picture-723pfr-banner-post-1Mindfulness assists people with their end of life process by giving them and their caregivers a tool they can use in order to be fully aware of the present moment and their own physical and mental states

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Annual report card on women’s rights in BC informs submission to United Nations

November 11th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Annual report card on women’s rights in BC informs submission to United Nations)

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pfr-banner-post-1The 2016 report card on women’s rights in British Columbia shows the province continues to lag on promises made in the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

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Diversity: Tailored and culturally appropriate mental health services are needed

October 24th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Diversity: Tailored and culturally appropriate mental health services are needed)

New research conducted by the Mental Health Commission of Canada makes a powerful case for the social and economic imperative of responding to the unique needs of immigrant, refugee, ethno-cultural and racialized populations, including racialized populations born in Canada

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