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Love Our Bodies campaign to raise awareness of eating disorders

January 28th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Love Our Bodies campaign to raise awareness of eating disorders)

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banner pfrThe love our bodies, love ourselves! movement, brought to you by the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness campaign, is launched in February with activities and events taking place throughout the year

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JR LaRose to speak in Nanaimo about preventing violence against women

January 18th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on JR LaRose to speak in Nanaimo about preventing violence against women)

JR LaRose event

banner pfr“Be More Than a Bystander” is an initiative between the Ending Violence Association of BC and the BC Lions aimed at increasing awareness and understanding about the impact of men’s violence against women

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#NanaimoSpeaksOut during 16 days of activism against gender violence

November 23rd, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on #NanaimoSpeaksOut during 16 days of activism against gender violence)

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pfr banner workingHaven Society, with key community partners, is creating awareness about gender violence with a goal to moving the community to take action on violence against women

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People First Radio marks 8 years on the air

November 16th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on People First Radio marks 8 years on the air)

picture 655_webpfr banner workingVancouver Island Mental Health Society’s weekly radio program is an educational partnership with Nanaimo’s CHLY 101.7 FM community and campus radio station [image: iconoco design]

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Change of Pace brings men’s mental health into a fitness gym

November 16th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Change of Pace brings men’s mental health into a fitness gym)

picture 654_webpfr banner workingZac McHugh, founder of Change of Pace, brings his personal recovery experience to a fitness gym in Squamish, aiming to provide support and mentorship [image: istockphoto]

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All the way home: From homelessness to healthy professional helping others

November 9th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on All the way home: From homelessness to healthy professional helping others)

picture 653pfr banner workingDerek Book spent the first 20 years of his life in substantial crisis, but went on to become university-educated, and has been working in the field of social work for over 12 years [image: istockphoto]

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