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Words can actually cause harm
Jun 12th, 2025You’ve heard it before. Many, many times. You may have said it yourself. “She’s just crazy.” Or “I’m being insane right now.” Think of all the words we use in…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Jun 26th, 2024Frightening, painful or distressing experiences happen to everyone at some point. It’s when these experiences cause disruptions to our usual functioning that we refer to them as traumatic. Our responses…
Opioid use disorder: Beyond Stigma
Jan 10th, 2022Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores these impacts and how we can work together to move beyond stigma. Developed…
Work-life Balance: Make it your business
Sep 21st, 2021If you’re finding it difficult to balance the different elements of your life, you’re not alone. 58% of Canadians report “overload” associated with their many roles – work, home and…
Fast Facts about Mental Health and Mental Illness
Jul 19th, 2021Mental health and mental illness: what’s the difference? Mental health and mental illness are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. “Mental health” is a concept similar…
Understanding Substance Use
Dec 6th, 2018Many people think of substance use problems only in terms of addiction, a dependence on alcohol or other drugs where someone needs to continually use the substance in order to…
Talking to Teens About Mental Health
Dec 6th, 2018Teens need to know that they can take charge of their well-being, speak up if they start to notice problems, and support others respectfully. Many mental illnesses start during the…
Social Support
Dec 5th, 2018We all need to feel like we belong and that others care about our well-being. Social support is exactly that: the belonging and care we receive from other people. Those…
Mindfulness
Dec 5th, 2018Many of us lead busy lives. We are busy thinking about yesterday and busy planning for tomorrow. When we focus on the past and future, we aren’t paying a lot of attention…