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Ecological Grief: a mental health response to climate change

Have you heard of the term ecological grief? This is a newly dubbed term that describes grief that is felt in response to anticipated ecological loss. These include feelings of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, post traumatic stress, and feelings of despair and hopelessness…

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THE FUTURE IS (almost) NOW! A smartphone app that can detect opioid overdose and its precursors

Researchers have developed a cellphone app that uses sonar to monitor someone's breathing rate and sense when an opioid overdose has occurred.

Tragically, there were 2,066 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada between January and June 2018; 94% were accidental. During an overdose, a…

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Last day to SAVE on our Training Programs!

Today is the last day to SAVE $30 with promo code NEWYEAR30!

Don't miss out! Register today and you can save $30 off the registration fees on these great programs coming up in January and February:

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Resource to think about individual anxiety and bureaucracy – in care organizations

This article by Yiannis Gabriel  thinks about anxiety and organizations – social context with a psycho-dynamic-analytical approach as researched by Isabel Menzies Lyth. https://www.academia.edu/14309...NZIES_LYTH_1917_2008

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Research roundup: Drugs, driving, dozing off.... and a stroke of happiness.

Widely used physical health drugs may help treat serious mental illness

Summary: Medications commonly used to combat physical health diseases, such as high blood pressure, could bring significant benefits to people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder…

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ACTION REQUIRED: Show Your Support for HST/GST Exemption!

One of the main barriers to obtaining federal HST/GST exemption for psychotherapeutic services, has been to have at least five provinces regulating the profession.

With Alberta recently passing a law introducing the regulation of counselling/psychotherapy services, this criteria…

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EENet releases ReInspired! A podcast series on mental health research

ReInspired

Check out our new podcast series ReInspired where we dive into one research article at a time to understand why it’s important and how it might impact people’s lives. Throughout the series, we will explore different mental health and addictions topics and how…

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Malcolm Gladwell: Is marijuana as safe as we think?

Malcolm Gladwell, the author of several bestsellers including Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, just published an article in The New Yorker on the difference between permitting and promoting cannabis use. In it, he discusses the links between cannabis use and mental health.

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UPCOMING WEBINARS! Gambling Gaming and Tech Use

Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use Webinar Series

UPCOMING WEBINAR SESSIONS

Introduction to Compassion FatigueJanuary 24, 2019  |  12:00 - 1:00 pm ESTBeth Murray, MEd, CPGC, RP

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