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Spotlight

What Do Mullets Have to Do With Mental Health?

Australia’s Black Dog Institute blends research and community spirit. A conversation on outreach, balance, and the art of “business in the front, party in the back.”

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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 has been identifying and implementing activities for delaying cognitive decline. When I became a director of nursing care, I started incorporating them into our training sessions with nurses so that they could learn how to help seniors on their way to mental well-being. Now, I will gladly share these beneficial practices with you.

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Lived Experience

Rallying while Black

After the murder of George Floyd, and further acts of anti-Black racism and discrimination, many African, Caribbean, and Black people came forward…

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Mental Health for the Holidays

Getting Outside to Get into Your Head

Figure-eighting through pain into possibility

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Add wellness to your holiday to-do list

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes This blog post discusses trauma and eating disorders. Does the festive winter holiday season give you the warm fuzzies? “It’s

Touchdown for mental health! Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation partners with the Mental Health Commission of Canada

The Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation is partnering with the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) to bring The Working Mind Sports training to all varsity football athletes in Saskatchewan.

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Making a Point

A children’s book on depression is a tough sell, but it’s an important topic. On authoring and self-publishing The Semicolon.

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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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Reporting on Mental Health

Reporting on Mental Health We hold reducing the stigma experienced by people living with mental health problems or illnesses as one of our top priorities.