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Holding the Line: Nurses, mental health and the COVID pandemic
May 10th, 2022Celebrating International Nurses Week From May 5th-15th, the world celebrates International Nurses Week. Now more than ever, mental health is becoming a topic of discussion in the workplace. In industries…
Living with Bipolar Disorder
Mar 25th, 2022March 30th, World Bipolar Day “One percent (1%) of Canadians aged 15 years and over reported symptoms that met the criteria for a bipolar disorder in the previous 12 months”…
Feel like you’re running on empty these days? You’re not alone.
Mar 1st, 2022For two years, COVID-19 has plagued us. And for two years, CMHA and UBC have been asking Albertans how they’re doing. Now, in the latest round of research, Albertans are…
Lived Experience of Psychologists
Feb 22nd, 2022The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Alberta Division joins health professionals across the country to celebrate February as Psychology Month. Led by the Canadian Psychological Association, Psychology Month is an annual national…
This Mental Health Week is all about empathy
Feb 3rd, 2022“I can relate.” It’s a familiar expression and one you’ve likely used countless times throughout the pandemic. When someone has been sick or stressed, felt lonely or lost their job. You say it without having to think: “I get it….
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Jan 31st, 2022Research is showing that eating disorders are on the rise in young people since the onset of COVID-19. February 1-7, 2022 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. The National Eating Disorders Information Centre…
Bell Let’s Talk Day is Wednesday, January 26
Jan 24th, 2022Bell Let’s Talk Day is Wednesday, January 26 and we’re joining in to help drive meaningful progress in mental health. Since 2010, Canadians and people around the globe have joined…
Move for your Mood
Jan 12th, 2022This article is brought to you by the Canadian Mental Health Association and ParticipACTION to raise awareness of the mental health benefits of physical activity and provide actionable solutions to…
New Year Self-Care
Jan 1st, 2022Self-care is the act of taking care of yourself to preserve or improve one’s own health. It can help reduce or eliminate stress, anxiety and depression, improve productivity, and increase…
Envisioning a Canada where mental health is a human right
Dec 8th, 2021Mental health has never been more top-of-mind in Canada. Perhaps because the need has never been so great. “It has been 18 months of isolation, stress and uncertainty,” says Margaret…
Mental Health & Social Media
Nov 9th, 2021Social media — we love it, we hate it, but can we have too much of it? Many of us likely saw our screen time increase throughout the pandemic, particularly…
Men and Mental Health
Sep 20th, 2021Buddy Up for Men’s Suicide Prevention Middle-aged men die by suicide more than anyone else in Canada, including young people and women (Statistics Canada, 2019). Although this statistic is shocking,…