Victoria Maxwell on World Bipolar Day: “I feel I can make my mark by righting some of the misunderstandings people have about bipolar disorder, and I do that a lot with humour”
World Bipolar Day – Righting the public misunderstandings about bipolar disorder
March 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on World Bipolar Day – Righting the public misunderstandings about bipolar disorder)art and music and creativity, community development, health care, mental health, mental illness, myths and stereotypes, recovery, research, social media, well-being, writing and reflection
World Bipolar Day – Lots of positive changes in treatment of bipolar disorder
March 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on World Bipolar Day – Lots of positive changes in treatment of bipolar disorder)Dr. Greg Murray on World Bipolar Day: “Over the last 10 years there’s been lots of changes on lots of fronts when it comes to bipolar disorder, all of them very, very positive”
community development, health care, mental health, mental illness, myths and stereotypes, recovery, research, social media, well-being
World Bipolar Day – Making human stories about bipolar disorder readily accessible
March 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on World Bipolar Day – Making human stories about bipolar disorder readily accessible)Dr. Stephen Hinshaw on World Bipolar Day: “My passion is for communication, science, treatment, and making human stories about bipolar disorder readily accessible”
community development, health care, mental health, mental illness, myths and stereotypes, recovery, research, social media, well-being
Basic income and child benefits are the best bet to reduce poverty
March 14th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Basic income and child benefits are the best bet to reduce poverty)In Canada, a strong social safety net plus growth have been the factors in poverty reduction. Despite this progress, we hear repeated calls for continued poverty reduction
community development, food security, health determinants, nonprofit issues, poverty issues, social justice, well-being
People who use drugs demand a say in fentanyl overdose responses
February 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on People who use drugs demand a say in fentanyl overdose responses)“There’s a common public misconception that we are unable to make decisions for ourselves. Truth being we are excluded from even participating in policy decisions that determine our fates”
addiction, community development, crime and justice, death and dying, harm reduction, health care, health determinants, hiv/aids, homelessness, indigenous, mental illness, myths and stereotypes, poverty issues, prevention, recovery, social justice, youth
Nanaimo demonstration and march part of National Day of Action on overdose crisis
February 26th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Nanaimo demonstration and march part of National Day of Action on overdose crisis)Concerned citizens march in Nanaimo on February 21, 2017, in solidarity with cities across Canada struggling with effective responses to the growing opioid overdose crisis
addiction, community development, crime and justice, death and dying, grief, harm reduction, health care, health determinants, hiv/aids, homelessness, indigenous, myths and stereotypes, poverty issues, prevention, recovery, social justice, youth