
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.
Mental illness often goes undetected or untreated in men due to pressures of stigma
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The World Health Organization, along with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, has endorsed the transformation of mental health care based on a recovery model that promotes consumer empowerment and involvement in service delivery
Vancouver Island communities are working to address the risks associated with hoarding
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Hoarding is increasingly recognized as a significant problem within the Island Health region. An estimated 1 in 25 people have some level of hoarding behaviour, and about 11,000 homes may have a hoarding problem in the Greater Victoria area.
Bipolar Youth Action is a research project run for youth, by youth
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Youth will consult with other youth with bipolar disorder from across the region about their personal strategies for wellness and engage in mutual learning and knowledge exchange
Asian youth and men to become mental health ambassadors in research project
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Strength in Unity is the first comprehensive anti-stigma intervention project among Asian communities in Canada
Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember.
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Michael Christie’s first novel explores the new worlds created when a son grows out of his agoraphobic mother’s safety net
