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Koori Men’s Health Day a service model for community mental health from Australia

June 20th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Koori Men’s Health Day a service model for community mental health from Australia)

picture 697banner pfrKoori Men’s Health Day is a community based, collaborative, culturally accepted service model for early identification of mental and physical illness among Koori men in rural Australia

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For some, dealing with anxiety can be the work of a lifetime

May 30th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on For some, dealing with anxiety can be the work of a lifetime)

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banner pfr“Anxiety is a major psychological problem to which there is no easy solution.” “What works for one person may not work for another, may not work for you or me.”

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Pace Anhorn has initiated a conversation about what Christianity is all about

May 23rd, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Pace Anhorn has initiated a conversation about what Christianity is all about)

banner pfrThe founder of Calgary Queer Church, with a vision of creating inclusive safe space for the LGBTQ faith community, says “I didn’t walk away from my faith, I walked away from the church”

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Friends Empowerment Society aims to address stigma, alternate therapies, human rights

May 9th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Friends Empowerment Society aims to address stigma, alternate therapies, human rights)

picture 688banner pfrAfter two years of planning, a Nanaimo-based nonprofit society, managed by persons who have had or currently have mental health or addictions issues, held its public launch

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Activist Michael Redhead Champagne on Indigenous youth, the suicide crisis, and hope

April 17th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Activist Michael Redhead Champagne on Indigenous youth, the suicide crisis, and hope)

banner pfrThe community activist and internationally recognized youth leader says “we can take this crappy word oppression…throw it away…and we can replace it with this idea of opportunity”

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Kim Goldberg’s “poem of a lifetime” charts path through victory over Hepatitis C

February 29th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Kim Goldberg’s “poem of a lifetime” charts path through victory over Hepatitis C)

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banner pfrAward-winning poet Kim Goldberg never thought she would live to see a cure for Hepatitis C. When the cure arrived and Goldberg reaped the victory, it gave her the poem of a lifetime

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