Mental Health
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Veterans Affairs Canada awards $40k to Lawson for veteran mental health studyThe year-long study from Lawson Health Research Institute aims to determine whether specific personality traits may predict mental health symptoms in veterans.CanadaMay 13
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Veterinarians more than twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts than other Canadians: studyPandemic pets are triggering a very troubling reality for the veterinarian profession. Increased demands and stress on the job are causing more of them to consider suicide.CanadaMay 12
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Young, anglophone men among those in most mental distress due to pandemic in Montreal: surveyA new survey into the mental health of Quebec men during the pandemic finds young people, those with low incomes and anglophones are among those hardest hit.HealthMay 12
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New Brunswick opposition parties say they hope to salvage Bill 35Lawmakers have praised some aspects of the bill and raised concerns over others that would allow some teachers to conduct tests normally done by psychologists.PoliticsMay 12
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London, Ont., MPP introduces bill to cover devices that help with mental health treatmentNDP London North Centre MPP Terrance Kernaghan says if approved the bill would extend Ontario’s Assistive Devices Program and cover data costs associated with them.PoliticsMay 12
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New Brunswick to make changes to mental health crisis and addictions responseThe New Brunswick government plans to strengthen its mental health crisis and addictions response, by implementing 21 new recommendations.HealthMay 12
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Looking after your kids’ mental health during COVID-19: Be present, be awareWhen it comes to parents ensuring good mental health for their children, parenting expert Alyson Schafer says that prevention is key.LifestyleMay 11
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Virtual charitable challenge moves Maritimers to make wishes come trueMake-A-Wish Foundation of Canada’s Trailblaze for Wishes fundraiser wants Canadians to get outside to make wishes come true for terminally ill children.CanadaMay 11
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Alberta researcher focusing on supporting mental health of health-care workersThe University of Alberta's Susan Sommerfeldt has received funding for two projects in partnership with Covenant Health to help the mental health of health-care workers.HealthMay 10
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Nurses working during COVID-19 pandemic ‘beyond the point of burnout’Nurses have been working tirelessly over the last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For National Nursing Week, nurses across the provinces share their experiences.LifestyleMay 10
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