The Age of Anxiety
Young people in Canada today are struggling more than ever with anxiety and related mental health conditions. It’s time to get serious about helping them avoid a crisis.
Lived Experience
A Generation at Risk
How opioids are affecting Canadian youth and what recovery looks like.
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Bringing Purpose to Work
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.
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Loving licence plates and neurodivergence
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.
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What’s in a name
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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Accommodations: The Bridge from Mental Health Disability to Employee Retention
Why the right adjustments can make the difference between losing a valued employee and helping them thrive.
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Sweeping Changes: Spring Cleaning and Mental Health
Clearing clutter can clear more than just your space.
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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.
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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
