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Eating Disorders 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. read more
Cocaine English PDF \| More Fact Sheets read more
Mental Disorders English PDF \| Other Languages \| More Fact Sheets Next time you’re in line at the supermarket or at a bus stop, look around you. How many people do you see? 5? 10? What if we told you that of those 10 people, two have or will have a mental illness? Do you think you can tell which two? You probably won’t be able to. That’s because mental illness... read more
Tobacco English PDF \| More Fact Sheets On this page: What is tobacco? How does tobacco work? Why do people use tobacco? What are the risks and health effects of using tobcacco? When is using tobacco a problem? Is tobacco legal? What to do if you or someone you know is experiencing a problem with... read more
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Schizophrenia English PDF \| More Fact Sheets "Police hunt a serial killer dubbed ‘The Schizo’…” That is the beginning of an actual newspaper headline from 2003. Unfortunately this is often how people hear about schizophrenia— through sensational reports in the media. Strangely, the idea that people with schizophrenia are dangerous couldn’t be further from the... read more
Aboriginal Mental Health and Substance Use English PDF \| More Fact Sheets Aboriginal people make up only three per cent of Canadian citizens, but this population is one of the fastest growing in the country. It is also the youngest. The average age of Aboriginal people is 25. This is 10 years younger than the average age of the general population. On this page: What are the... read more
Ecstasy and Other "Club Drugs" English PDF \| More Fact Sheets read more
Preventing Relapse of Depression Download PDF \| Module #1 \| Module #2 When you feel well, the last thing you want to think about is a relapse of depression. But you can do a lot to lower the risk of relapse if you plan ahead. Try thinking of it this way: if you injure yourself, you would likely do things to prevent the injury from happening again. If you hurt your ankle running... read more
Depression English PDF \| Other Languages \| More Fact Sheets After years of working hard at your job each day, you’ve just been laid off. You feel sad, tired and emotionally drained. The last thing you feel like doing is getting out of bed in the morning. This sadness is a natural part of being human and feeling this way for a few days is normal. In fact,... read more

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Cannabis Use and Youth: A parent's guide English PDF \| Reference List \| More Fact Sheets 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... read more
You and Substance Use: Stuff to think about... and ways to make changes 2011 \| 32 pages \| Table of contents \| Download PDF Download the toolkit: 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... read more
Coping with Depression in Pregnancy 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... read more
The Road Ahead: A Guidebook for Parents of Young Teens about alcohol and other drugs English PDF \| More Fact Sheets 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... read more
From Grief to Action’s Coping Kit English PDF \| More Fact Sheets 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... read more
Managing Anxiety Disorders 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... read more
Mental Health in the Courtroom 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... read more
Maslow's Pyramid and the Snowy Owl 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... read more
Epic 'Fail' 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. read more
The Fifth Pillar—Housing 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). read more

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