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
Not about us, without us: Creating a program advisory committee for inner city youth
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Valerie Ward’s research with Indigenous youth living in northern B.C. explores whether existing online mental health resources are age and culturally appropriate
Mental health collaboration with First Nations: Who is steering the canoe?
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Dr. Rod McCormick says current Aboriginal health in Canada is a direct result of previous Canadian government policies — and that we must help communities reclaim their own healing resources
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
3 New Year’s resolutions: ecological sanity, social justice, and governance for health
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Dr. Trevor Hancock takes a look at the determinants of health in the context of Canadian life in 2016, focusing on sustainability, equity and governance for health
Canada’s Mental Health Commission offers toolkit to help mobilize caregivers
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The caregivers toolkit provides resources and guidance to help people to plan and execute education and advocacy efforts with decision makers who are in a position to enact change
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