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End 'two-tier' mental-health care system, Michael Kirby urges …

Only a quarter of Canadian children with mental illness are getting the help they need, says the retired senator who chaired a landmark report on mental health in Canada a decade ago.

Monday Mood News: A Step Forward Against The Stigma Around …

It is our sincere hope that through hard work, education, and dedication that the stigma around mental illness will stop. According to the World Health Organization, 450 million people around the world suffer from some kind of …

Ontario law will recognize PTSD risk for first responders | Ottawa …

Ontario is poised to introduce legislation that would see PTSD included as a "presumptive" occupational illness for first responders. It's a move that will ensure more protection for firefighters, police and paramedics — but might …

Haunted: Firefighter's PTSD battle began with the death of a child …

Brandon Hogan was a rookie firefighter at Station 22 at Lincoln Fields in March 2005 when his life changed. That morning, there was a call about a child who had swallowed his mother's anti-psychotic medication. No vital …

Understanding, coping with postpartum depression | WKRN News 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KIMT)— When you picture meeting your child for the first time, it's hopefully an exciting image. We all stress how much we love our kids no matter what happens, but sometimes that love can be proven …