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How opioids are affecting Canadian youth and what recovery looks like.
How opioids are affecting Canadian youth and what recovery looks like.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is thrilled to be the 17th charity – and the first in 34 years – invited to sit at the HealthPartners’ table.
The MHCC’s Vice President, External Affairs and Development, Allison Cowan, sat down with Kimberley Hanson, CEO of HealthPartners, to talk about the work of HealthPartners and why workplace giving makes a difference....
One morning, as Dyan Robson was walking in her neighbourhood with her young son, she couldn’t help but notice how the licence plates on the cars parked along the street were compelling his attention. This wasn’t just any fascination. This wasn’t just one of the fleeting interests that children often have.
Welcome to the 9th instalment in the MHCC & series, designed to get to know our HealthPartners membership and to discuss where our realities intersect and how best to support each other.
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Why the right adjustments can make the difference between losing a valued employee and helping them thrive.
Clearing clutter can clear more than just your space.
Judy Blume told several generations of young women everything we needed to know about puberty, periods, and that fluttery first-crush feeling.
Dramatically overrepresented in Canada’s courts and prisons, advocates, researchers, and families are coming together to push for systemic reform
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Sweeping Changes: Spring Cleaning and Mental Health
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Feb17
Are You There Judy? It’s Me … Midlife Margaret
Judy Blume told several generations of young women everything we needed to know about puberty, periods, and that fluttery first-crush feeling.
Jan20
From Diagnosis to Dignity: Rethinking Support for People with FASD
Dramatically overrepresented in Canada’s courts and prisons, advocates, researchers, and families are coming together to push for systemic reform
If you wonder whether or not to share your story, read on. I’ve experienced similar quandaries.
In this age of uncertainty, what advice do we need now?
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Desperately Seeking Sleep
This week, the “s” word is on everyone’s lips. Did you get enough? Overindulge? What about quality? Better than usual, worse? I’m talking, of course, ...
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Breaking the Cycle
One student’s recovery from gambling addiction offers hope—and lessons—for a generation under financial and mental strain.
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New Literacies for New Times
Money and mental health are intrinsically linked—and those connections only grow sharper in times of uncertainty. What do we need to do to cope?
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Beyond Survival: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among the World’s Displaced
The statistics are staggering, but they represent real human lives: 117 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to war, famine, ...
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