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About one in five people—over six and a half million Canadians—experience a mental disorder or substance use problem in their lifetime. Unfortunately, many people don’t ask for help because they feel ashamed or scared. People may judge them and treat them negatively based on a mental health or substance use problem. Others have...
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With all of the information coming at us these days, it can be hard to filter out what is good information and what information isn’t so good. This is especially true when it comes to information about mental health and substance use.
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Our experiences in childhood play a big part in shaping our health and well-being throughout our lives. Sexual abuse in childhood can leave scars that can last for a long time. But many cases are never reported.
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Heroin is made from the chemical processing of morphine, a drug derived from the Papaver somiferum plant (opium poppy). The plant has been cultivated for thousands of years in ancient civilizations in Europe and Asia. Today, Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer.
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Every time you head out to a bar or club for an evening, you put yourself at risk of alcohol-related harm as a result of your drinking, or the drinking of others. While your safest option is to abstain from drinking and avoid places where people are being served liquor, there are ways to have a safe night out...
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Anxiety is our body’s response to stress and danger, but in today’s world most of the ‘dangers’ we face day to day are not ones we can fight with our fists or run away from easily.
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Millions of people aren’t happy with the way they look. In fact, the National Eating Disorder Information Centre estimates that up to 40% of nine year-old girls have dieted to lose weight—even when they were at a normal weight.
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What do you think of when you hear the word “psychotic?” Some people are scared of psychosis because of the way it’s shown on TV or in the movies. In real life, though, psychosis is a serious and disabling mental health condition—but it is treatable and many people recover after only one episode...
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Everyone feels distracted and restless at times. For the most of us, the feelings pass and we can easily get back to work. Some people struggle with these problems for many years. Some don’t realize they have an illness until their child has similar problems and is diagnosed with attention-deficit/...
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Everywhere you turn today, it seems somebody is talking about cannabis.
Some of the information we hear about cannabis is conflicting, making it hard to understand the ways it may affect our children. Is it addictive? Does it cause psychosis? Is it really a medicine? What will happen if my child...
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2011 | 32 pages | Table of contents | Download PDF
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You and Substance Use
What you'll find in the toolkit
In a friendly, non-judgemental, plain-language style, this resource uses the best information from research to guide you through the process of understanding more about the role of alcohol or other drugs...
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A cognitive behaviour therapy-based self-management guide for women
This workbook has been contributed to HeretoHelp by our partners at the BC Reproductive Mental Health Program of BC Mental Health and Addiction Services. We highly recommend this resource for women wanting to learn self-help skills to prevent and manage depression during...
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Getting familiar with teen territory
Chances are you’re noticing changes as your child becomes a teenager. You might even be thinking back to when you were approaching the teen years to remember what it felt like. Do you recall how you felt about your...
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When Addiction Hits Home
A toolkit by From Grief to Action
This toolkit is for parents or caregivers who are dealing with a son or daughter’s substance use. It’s a helpful tool whether you’re concerned about a loved one’s early, experimental substance use or are concerned about a more serious substance use...
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2003 | 46 pages | Table of contents | Download PDF | Also available in Slovenian
How we cope with the symptoms of anxiety disorders on a daily basis plays a huge role in determining our current and future symptoms. When a person is informed and educated about their anxiety disorder(s), they are often more able to keep the symptoms in check and...
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One judge’s perspective
Judge Judith Gedye
Reprinted from "Concurrent Disorders" issue of Visions Journal, 2005, 2 (8), pp. 21-22
What percentage of court cases have a mental health component? That depends on how mental health is defined. For starters, there is a large section of Canada’s Criminal Code that governs what should happen if...
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It’s a cold, rainy day close to New Year’s and I’m running around looking for a place to live, feeling like a failure. The landlords always want to know if I’m working or a student, and when I say “neither, I’m on income assistance,” I get turned away. Since when is government money no good? And I may have...
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I am an urban gypsy: born in Islamabad, raised in Hong Kong, educated in New York City. Seven years ago I zigzagged my way from Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal to Vancouver’s West End.
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We are parents brought together through our children, who have struggled with drug addiction and are now young adults. The experience, frustration, sadness and wisdom we’ve gained over the years led us to form the non-profit support and advocacy group called From Grief to Action (FGTA).
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