Reading Time: 3 minutes Who but those who have experienced it can appreciate the soul-crushing anguish of mental illness?
Tag: Mental health
Physician-assisted suicide no substitute for adequate care
Reading Time: 4 minutes Physician-assisted death may serve as a substitute for effective support for people with mental health problems
A glimpse into Vancouver’s Eastside Skid Row
Reading Time: 3 minutes There were drug addicts on the street in 1976, but somehow many of the interactions seemed to involve mentally ill people
Five ways we can reduce suicide in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why a suicide prevention strategy needs to include personal injury prevention
Integrate physical and mental health services for better care
Reading Time: 3 minutes Individuals with both psychiatric and medical illnesses can’t get the care they need it because of the way health services are delivered
How Canada fails people with mental illnesses
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada needs improved access to mental healthcare services