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Financial Literacy Month

Theme for 2024 – “Money on your Mind. Talk about it! Financial Literacy Month (FLM) occurs every November to promote the importance of financial literacy

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Lived Experience

What is It Like Living with Schizophrenia?

At 26, Gillian Corsiatto of Red Deer, Alta., is a published author – her debut novel, Duck Light, asks the serious question: “How can one break free of societal expectations?” More books and plays are underway. She’s also been a keen improv performer with Bullskit Comedy.

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Schizophrenia Demonstration Project

The Mental Health Commission of Canada and Ontario Shores will provide tools, education, training, and change management support to enable sites to implement Schizophrenia Quality Standard(s). Each site will benefit from a customized approach based on their specific organizational and regional needs

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How to find a 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health service provider

Trying to find a therapist is a lot like dating but let me introduce a new variable – trying to find a therapist – or mental health services at all – as a 2SLGBTQIA+ person.  It thins out the dating pool a little bit.  But unlike online dating, where there are specialty apps for that, it is a bit more of an odyssey finding mental health services specifically catering to the 2SLGBTQIA+ population.

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