A fluent Dene speaker from northern Saskatchewan hosts a 12-episode podcast on Pîkiskwêwin where discussions of mental health, addictions, grief and loss are discussed.
Friends of Justin Butterfield say he was in and out of mental health facilities for years prior to the Poland man being charged with killing his oldest brother Thursday morning.
Adolescent mental health has become a topic of growing concern. Crisis episodes related to mental illness can feel incredibly overwhelming, especially for youth. A mental health crisis can look different
Adolescent mental health has become a topic of growing concern. Crisis episodes related to mental illness can feel incredibly overwhelming, especially for youth. A mental health crisis can look different
The US is still in a state of emergency for Covid-19 and monkeypox. However, the country has another longstanding and quickly worsening public health concern- mental health. According to mentalhealth.gov, about 20 percent of American adults experienced a mental health issue in 2020. Nearly 1 in 20 Americans live with a severe mental illness.
Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera is co-chairing a national task force charged with developing policies to support the mental health of workers and address behavioral health workforce shortages.
“It was just the longest six hours of my entire life,” said 20-year-old Miles, who described a September incident in the emergency room involving a manic episode, as Kaiser mental health workers remained on strike.