Brock University professor Dan Malleck says that while concern about addictive painkillers is strong, concern about the broader social causes of pain should be even stronger
Overcoming barriers to accessing methamphetamine treatment
September 9th, 2016 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Overcoming barriers to accessing methamphetamine treatment)
Treatment programs have been effective in reducing and ceasing use. However, there are a range of possible barriers that have prevented these programs being widely adopted by methamphetamine users
VIMHS executive director Barnabas Walther focuses on the future at annual meeting
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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society has seen significant change over the past two years, and the organization expects new programming will be added in the near future
Not about us, without us: Creating a program advisory committee for inner city youth
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A Vancouver-based Inner City Youth program, along with its Youth Advisory Committee, provides ways for young people to inform their own mental health care, in a “not about us, without us” approach
Friends Empowerment Society aims to address stigma, alternate therapies, human rights
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After 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
Mike Pond’s story and search for answers led to new book, riveting documentary
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Wasted, a book and documentary, is a harrowing, wry, and riveting account of a therapist’s struggle with alcohol and his quest to find a better way of treating addiction
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