Mental Health
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Wounded Warriors partners with Kawartha Lakes police to boost mental health supportsWounded Warriors Canada provides additional mental health services and supports to police officers and staff, other emergency service personnel, military members and veterans.CanadaMar 26
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Is remote therapy as effective as in-person sessions? What new research saysCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) done remotely with a therapist is just as effective as in-person sessions, according to a new study published in the CMAJ.HealthMar 18
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Winnipeg Police Accountability Coalition wants change in mental health responseA group of Winnipeg organizations is calling for a change in response to mental health crises. They ask for a shift from police response to community-based response.CanadaMar 13
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Police testify at coroner’s inquiry into murder of sergeant by man with history of mental illnessA Quebec coroner's inquiry is hearing Monday from police officers who had interacted with a mentally ill man in the months before he killed a provincial police sergeant.CrimeMar 11
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“Everyone needs help” Toronto hosts recruitment to bolster crisis teamsAs the city works to expand what it’s calling its fourth emergency service, Toronto held a recruitment drive to find people to work for its Community Crisis Service Team.HealthMar 6
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New digital mental health, addictions crisis tool to assist police in Port MoodyA new digital tool will soon be used by police in Port Moody to assist officers who are responding to mental health and addiction emergencies.HealthMar 6
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Halifax first responders facing ‘trauma every day’, and a push to get them more supportTony Mancini, councillor for Halifax's District 6, is looking to identify a way to fund increased mental health support for first responders in the city.HealthMar 4
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Alberta counsellors to become regulated under psychologists’ college in proposed changesRegulated health professions holds its members to standards such as education, safety standards and a code of ethics, and any behaviour that violates those can be investigated.CanadaMar 1
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Quebec coroner calls for specialized mental health tribunal after 2022 killing spreeCoroner Géhane Kamel makes several recommendations including transforming the province's mental health review board into a specialized tribunal as is the case in Ontario.CanadaFeb 29
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Upper Grand District School Board introduces mental health modules for grades 7 and 8There are three 40-minute modules for each grade that will provide an enhanced way of delivering the existing curriculum.EducationFeb 29