October 3 – 9, 2021 marks Mental Illness Awareness Week. This is an annual, national campaign designed to bring awareness to the realities of mental illness to all Canadians, and was established in 1992 by the Canadian Psychiatric Association. This year’s theme for Mental Illness Awareness Week is Embrace, Celebrate and Connect. It is essential […]Continue readingMental Illness Awareness Week
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World Suicide Prevention Day
Being able to come together and reach out to each other is very important…It can save lives. People who survive suicidal thinking or behaviours often describe the pain that they have experienced as filled with hopelessness and despair. They also talk about wanting that pain to end, but not necessarily to die. That pain may […]Continue readingWorld Suicide Prevention Day
Importance of Self-Care
While the past year has been a difficult year for many, one of the positive outcomes has been the increased focus on mental health and wellness. And we have certainly all been hearing more about self-care, and about how important self-care is, but what does all of this actually mean? Self-care means, quite literally, caring […]Continue readingImportance of Self-Care