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Some pregnant women don't believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus

Up to one-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus, according to a new review of American studies by UBC researchers.

In some cases, women perceived a lack of communication from their health care providers about the risks of cannabis…

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LAST CALL-Jan 2019: On-Line Peer Support STAFF Supervision training: Robyn Priest & Centre for Innovation in Peer Support

Just a very few last minute spots opened up for this fabulous training! 

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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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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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