Mental health help

• ‘Suicide can happen to anyone and any age’: Warning signs to look for and tools to talk about it

  Every year, one in six Albertans will seriously consider taking their own life and more than 400 will die by suicide, according to the University of Alberta.

  Health

  Feb 28
• Five years later, La Loche still healing from tragic school shooting

  The healing process has been a long journey for La Loche, Sask., five years after a gunman killed four people and injured seven others.

  Canada

  Jan 22
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• Victim of La Loche shooting spiraled without help, family says ‘he was ditched’

  Counsellors were sent to the village after the shooting, but a year later community leaders complained about a lack of continued support.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2019
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• Options available for Canadians seeking mental health help who face financial barriers

  A look at options available for Canadians who are hitting financial barriers when trying to access mental health services.

  Money

  Oct 2, 2018
• ‘Not a place for any 12-year-old to be’: New survey shows youth with anxiety on the rise

  A survey released Tuesday by Children's Mental Health Ontario in partnership with Ipsos polled Ontarians between the ages of 18 and 34.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2017
• Follow this one tip the next time you’re stressed, anxious or nervous

  Stress, anxiety and nervousness are feelings we’re all too familiar with. But what if scientists handed you a simple tactic to help you cope during challenging times?

  Health

  Aug 2, 2017
• Chris Lewis’ depression took him to the brink of despair. How he found his way to happiness

  About 20 years ago, Chris Lewis was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and ADHD. Here's what he wants Canadians to know about mental health issues.

  Health

  Feb 18, 2017
• The No. 1 mental health issue Canadian employees take time off work for

  A new Canadian survey warns that 46 per cent of employees have taken time off work or noticed their colleagues take time away to tend to their mental health following workplace changes.

  Health

  Jan 25, 2017
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• Major depression is on the rise in youth, especially teenage girls: study

  There’s been a steep climb in rates of major depression in adolescents and teenagers – and most youth aren’t getting the mental health treatment they need either.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2016
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• Ontario schools are missing ‘perfect opportunity’ to address mental health amid rash of youth suicides

  A Global News investigation has found a staggering increase in suicides in Ontario among 10 to 19 year olds, rising to 81 in 2014 from 54 in 2013.

  Investigations

  Nov 13, 2016