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Alex Barankevych

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Delaying Cognitive Decline: 6 Stimulating Activities for People with Dementia

Working as a registered nurse in geriatric nursing care for nearly 40 years, I’ve been implementing different strategies into my practice. Among my top priorities ...
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Finding a Safe Space in the Self-Checkout Aisle

Years ago, when my depression was quite bad, I had wished for simplicity in some of my weekly errands that would allow me the least ...
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5 movies to help you talk to your kids about mental health

Even  children  can  struggle with mental health challenges.  But how do you explain mental health to children in an age-appropriate way?  It’s got to be ...
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How to help your child cope with eco-anxiety

Distress, anxiety, and anger are just some of the psychological impacts of the climate crisis on the well-being of children and young people worldwide. A ...
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Listen to Me – Supporting a Friend Experiencing a Mental Health Problem

Not having all the answers when supporting a friend experiencing a mental health difficulty is not necessarily a bad thing. Resist the urge to fix. ...
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Top 10 resources on men’s mental health

It’s Movember, the month when we focus on men’s mental health and raise awareness and improve mental and physical health outcomes for men around the ...
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Envisioning the future of workplace mental health

Recent events have highlighted the need for change in how we do business, manage operations, and provide psychological safe space for the workforce. What we ...
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Supporting mental health at work starts with a conversation

It’s clear that something is not right. What do you do? Maybe nothing – after all, this is none of your business, right? But wait, ...
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Is E-Mental Health Support Right for You?

Twenty-something years ago, after Y2K did not result in the collapse of the modern world, my university campus general practitioner proposed something radical: while I ...
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