Post Traumatic Stress

• Manitoba program uses blacksmithing to help veterans cope with mental health challenges

  A Manitoba-based program that uses the art of blacksmithing to help veterans and first responders overcome challenges with PSTD and mental health is looking to expand.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2023
  
• Alberta woman helps families of first responders dealing with trauma

  An Alberta woman has started a group aimed at helping the families of first responders

  Features

  Jan 24, 2022
  
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• Alberta woman shares experience surviving sexual abuse ‘to use my pain as power’

  "I think it's all about just getting back your voice and not wanting it to ever be silenced again," Taralyn Dillman said.

  Features

  May 31, 2021
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• ‘The look on her face, I will never forget it’: Alberta father sheds pounds for daughter

  Two years ago, Dave Murphy weighed almost 400 lbs and was at the park with his then four-year-old daughter Chloe, when he decided to change his life.

  Features

  Mar 19, 2021
• Psychologist tells Lionel Desmond inquiry that racist comments led to PTSD relapse

  The inquiry is investigating why Desmond killed his wife, mother and 10-year-old daughter before killing himself in their rural Nova Scotia home in 2017.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2021
• Suicide of Quebec provincial police officer a reminder of job’s mental toll

  In addition to finding the childrens' bodies, it was Sûreté du Québec officer Patrick Bigras who arrested Guy Turcotte at the scene, after finding him hiding under a bed.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2019
• Students still dealing with mental illness after 2016 Fort McMurray fires: study

  An Alberta psychiatrist says the mental health supports brought in after the Fort McMurray wildfires of May 2016 haven't done enough to help students.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2019
• Brain imaging, machine learning show promising results in PTSD treatment: London, Ont. researchers

  The new study used machine learning to classify with 92 per cent accuracy which subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder people had based on MRI scans.

  Science

  Jan 15, 2019
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• Alberta firefighter remembered as a hero in MP’s emotional tribute

  Darren Anderson lost his battle with PTSD on Sept. 15. On Friday, the Strathcona County firefighter was honoured in the House of Commons.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2018
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• Are local emergency services ready for a ‘Humboldt’-sized mass casualty incident?

  First responders receive specific training in how to deal with mass casualty situations.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2018