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Stepped Care 2.0 in the Northwest Territories

A summary of Partnering Together for Person- and Family-Centric Care: The Northwest Territories Stepped Care 2.0 Final Report.
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Young caregiver helping senior woman walking. Nurse assisting her old woman patient at nursing home. Senior woman with walking stick being helped by nurse at home. Jeune soignant aidant une femme âgée à marcher. Infirmière aidant sa vieille patiente à la maison de retraite. Senior woman with walking stick étant aidé par une infirmière à la maison.

How to support health-care workers at work

Workplace psychological health and safety are critical to our well-being and effectiveness. For health-care workers, the many challenges to being well at work have increased ...
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Fact Sheet: Common Mental Health Myths and Misconceptions

What am I getting wrong about mental health? While people in Canada are talking about mental health more than ever, misconceptions in the media and ...
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Choose to Use Your Voice – Reducing Stigma Toward People Who Use Substances

Jes is a community harm reduction support navigator and peer support worker, who has been helping people with lived and living experience of opioid use ...
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Older adults and suicide – Fact sheet

People 65 years and older, especially men, have a high risk of suicide. As Canada’s largest population group, the baby boomers, approach the plus 65 ...
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How Alcohol and Suicide are connected – A Fact Sheet

Alcohol use has become a common social practice in Canada. Significant milestones like weddings, birthdays, and holidays are often celebrated with a toast. Yet of ...
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Men and Suicide Fact Sheet

Middle-aged men (40 to 60) die by suicide more than anyone, including young people and women (Statistics Canada, 2019). Men are often socialized not to ...
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Agriculture and Suicide Fact Sheet

Farming and ranching are considered two of the most stressful occupations, both physically and mentally. Unique factors associated with agricultural work may contribute to poor ...
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Youth and Suicide Fact Sheet

Young people face significant internal and external stressors, including social, physiological, and neurological change. Being an adolescent can involve many challenges.
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