Mental Health
Alberta launches new mental health and addictions agency, Edmonton marks Overdose Awareness Day
While families remember loved ones lost to toxic drug overdoses, they question whether the province’s new health agency ...
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A U.S. report says parental stress is soaring. Is Canada doing any better?
A U.S. report making headlines on the strain of parental stress ‘does line up with some of the ...
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‘Jarring’ survey results reveal worsening mental health among Ontario youth
More than half of middle and high school students in Ontario say they’re experiencing a significant level of psychological distress, ...
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Canada’s delay on including mental health in MAiD faces constitutional fight
The Liberal government announced in February it would delay a planned expansion to the assisted-dying regime that would ...
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Could poop pills improve your mental health? Alberta studies aim to find out
The University of Calgary is hoping to find out whether fecal microbiota transplantation — a poop transplant — ...
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U.S. FDA rejects psychedelic drug treatment for PTSD. Here’s why
A drugmaker behind an MDMA treatment said the FDA notified the company its drug “could not be approved ...
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Choose your friends wisely: their genes may affect your health, study finds
The study highlights the importance of peer influence, suggesting that your friends’ genes might have a significant impact ...
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Brockville teen overcomes panic attack to shine at national song and dance competition
Brockville teen Mara Shannon overcome a panic attack to secure third place at a national song and dance ...
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Memorial ride for mental health in Kelowna exceeds expectations, raises $210K
Organizers say 616 riders and striders took part in various cycling and walking routes around the Central Okanagan.
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