If you are in distress, you can call or text 988 at any time. If it is an emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to your local emergency department.

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Book Club – All In Her Head

Misty Pratt’s book, subtitled How Gender Bias Harms Women’s Mental Health, argues for broader perspectives and more comprehensive care.
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Design Your Digital Diet

Is it time to take a pause – for your mental health?
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Book Club – Lifeline: An Elegy

Writing Your Raw Reality: Stephanie Kain’s novel changes the narrative on supporting someone with mental illness.
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Best of The Catalyst 2023

Top reads worth revisiting from the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s magazine.
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Mental Health For The Holidays

When we speak openly about challenges, illnesses, problems, and wellness, we recognize that mental health is part of our overall health. Such conversations can be ...
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988 Launches in Canada

The easy-to-remember three-digit number for suicide crises means that people in need of immediate support can call or text for help.
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Breaking Stigmas, Saving Lives

Exploring the impact, resources, and strategies for suicide prevention
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Sharing is Caring — and Unsparing

Sharing your story — about achievements, traumas, truths, and wheel busters — can reinforce feelings of resilience or remorse. Finding the balance between advocating for ...
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The Dread in Your Head

It’s also around you: storms, fires, catastrophe — the intersections between climate and mental health — and what you can do about it.
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