Tag: mental illness
Mindsight, a look into mental illnesses
First-aid classes exist for the public to be prepared for a physical health emergency, but what happens when there's a mental health emergency?
Mindsight is the CPR of mental health, according...
Men and mental illness: Your voice matters
Toronto Raptors player DeMar DeRozan tweeted, “This depression get the best of me.” It was a seemingly random tweet before the All-Star Weekend event...
Let’s stop the shame of mental health and addiction
He’s a veteran of war. His last tour was in Afghanistan.
Today, Dan suffers from PTSD as a result of time served with the Canadian...
Animals that help build confidence
Service animals have taken on a new challenge by helping more people in different ways. Service animals have a history with helping the blind,...
Movember increasing awareness for men’s health
It was back in 2010 when George Cuccovillo was off to England with his son, Alex, to train and earn a chance to play...
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: psychotherapy over pharmacotherapy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqu4ezLQEUA
Video courtesy of Button Poetry
In her spoken word poem at the 2014 National Poetry Slam, Sabrina Benaim describes a conversation she had with her...
Rising stress levels
As flu season approaches people are falling victim to stress and losing daily motivation because they’re overworked. Students are dropping out of programs because...
The Student Assistance Program breaks from traditional therapy
With the start of a school year comes the start of many stresses. However, Durham College and UOIT offer many ways for students to...