“Tragic Revelation: B.C. Teen Unearths Own Mental Health Records, Leads to Fatal Decision; Grieving Mother Demands Overhaul”
Maya Cassady’s Tragic Story Sparks Advocacy for Teen Mental Health Maya Cassady was a bright 17-year-old on the cusp of […]
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B.C. Boosts Support for Involuntary Care Workers in Sweeping New Initiative
The government of British Columbia is proposing important changes to the Mental Health Act to enhance legal protection for health-care
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Breaking News: British Columbia Government to Announce Major Updates on Involuntary Care Policies
British Columbia officials to announce improvements in access to mental health care services on Monday. Premier David Eby and Health
Canada’s largest 2S/LGBTQIA+ health conference comes to Montreal for first time
Built on a theme of “convergence & emergence” – and after two decades of being hosted in Vancouver – the
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Half of those with cancer diagnosis 10 years ago in ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’ health: INSQ study
Ten years after receiving their diagnosis, one in two people considered their health to be excellent or very good while
Private healthcare increases mortality rates, experts concerned: study
Experts are concerned about the direction Quebec is taking by increasingly turning to the private sector to provide healthcare to
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BC Conservatives demand answers after 17-year-old boy died while waiting for CT scan
In October this year, a 17-year-old boy died in Kitimat while he was waiting hours for a CT scan. The
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B.C. ambulance union warns of strained system amid ER closures, busy season
A union of B.C. paramedics is sounding the alarm over increasing ER closures and the strain it puts on ambulance
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‘Chemsex’ reaching a point of no return if nothing is done, Montreal experts say
A group of community, health, and research professionals, organized under the banner of the “Cri de ralliement” committee, are calling
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Kennedy Park residents receive primary care at their doorstep
The Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC) is taking health care on the road, right to the doorstep of residents
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