CMHA Kelowna hands out mentally healthy workplace awards
A mental health advocate says businesses should be putting emphasis on having healthy employees. Continue reading
Mental Health
Farmers team up to put mental illness stigma out to pasture
By Cami Kepke Reporter
“We deal with weather, we deal with disease, we deal with the fact we can’t walk away from our job. Ousr job is where we live. I think that’s why sometimes you can’t get a time out at the farm level.” Continue reading
Impact of Canada-wide anti-depressant shortage has Edmonton pharmacists worried
An Edmonton pharmacist says he’s having to ration the small supply of Wellbutrin he has left – sometimes giving patients just four pills at a time – trying to ensure everyone stays treated. Continue reading
Obstacles that Shape Us: From losing a friend to helping hundreds
By Shannon Cuciz Host, Global News Morning
Obstacles that Shape Us is a series of inspiring stories shared by Canadians who have overcome adversity. Winnipeg’s Loizza Aquino is working to break the stigma around mental illness. Continue reading
Moose Jaw producer highlights struggles of mental health with commercials
An entertainment producer from Moose Jaw is highlighting the struggles of mental health. Continue reading
‘Huge sense of isolation:’ Learning to move on after the suicide of a loved one
To help family and friends move forward, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is holding a special event on International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day this Saturday. Continue reading
‘We have to do something’: Musician Chantal Kreviazuk talks mental health
Singer-song writer Chantal Kreviazuk is helping mark the Canadian Mental Health Association’s 100 year anniversary Thursday night. The Winnipeg artist said mental health affects us all. Continue reading
Patrick Brown calls Lisa MacLeod ‘nasty,’ ‘angry,’ says members of PC Caucus ‘hated her’ in new book
By Travis Dhanraj Queen’s Park Bureau Chief
In an advance copy shared with Global News, Brown unleashes on MacLeod saying, “When I think about Lisa MacLeod, I think about a person who is always angry. She was just angry with everything, with everyone and with her situation in life.” Continue reading
Mental health support at University of Saskatchewan’s veterinary college
By Nicole Stillger Reporter
Erin Wasson is Canada’s first veterinary social worker at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Continue reading
When Life Gives You Parkinson’s: Shaking the stigma of depression and anxiety
Depression and anxiety in people with Parkinson’s is not solely a reaction to the diagnosis. Most often it’s due to changes in brain chemistry, circuits and neural pathways that control your mood. Continue reading
