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B.C. drug overdose crisis, deadliest of long career, says health officer – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 2, 2017 By Dirk Meissner THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA _ Among the medical diplomas, certificates and degrees on Dr. Perry Kendall’s office wall is a framed copy of…
Former Manitoba health minister takes over Winnipeg women’s clinic – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 1, 2017 WINNIPEG _ Former NDP health minister Theresa Oswald has been appointed as executive director of Winnipeg’s Women’s Health Clinic. Oswald was one of five cabinet ministers…
B.C. health ministry says drug users testing positive for opioid carfentanil – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 1, 2017 19:52 By Linda Givetash THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA _ The appearance of the deadly opioid carfentanil may explain the dramatic spike in overdoses in British Columbia, despite…
Costs are a factor in filling prescriptions for older Canadians: study – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 1, 2017 VANCOUVER _ A new study says Canadians aged 55 and older were the second most likely among comparable countries to stop filling their prescriptions in 2014…
Analysis: Bell Let’s Talk about Indigenous mental health – CBC
January 26th, 2017 Could pressure from charities force the government to live up to funding promises? On Jan. 25, otherwise known as Bell Let’s Talk Day — a nationwide social…
Counselling, not canoe sheds needed for First Nations youth, mental health worker says – CBC
4 young people died by suicide in January in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Jan 31, 2017 A powerful speech about suicide by a 20-year-old woman from Eabametoong First Nation changed…
Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency – new Master of Social Work program launched at U of T – UofT
Jan 31, 2017 Social worker Lisa Charleson works with families struggling with addiction, domestic violence – even suicide – and much of that pain can be traced back to the…
We need more hands-on’: Suicide attempts rise on Black Lake First Nation – Prince Albert Daily
February 1, 2017 The chief of Black Lake First Nation says nearly three dozen suicide attempts have been recorded in less than two months in the northern Saskatchewan community, but…
Yukon to give out overdose reversing drug amid overdose crisis – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 31, 2017 WHITEHORSE _ Officials in Yukon will hand out an overdose-reversing drug in an attempt to address an ongoing opioid crisis that has spread across the country.…
Dr. Barry Pakes reflects on first year as Nunavut’s deputy chief medical officer of health – U of T
January 31/2017 Dr. Barry Pakes has been Nunavut’s deputy chief medical officer of health for almost a year. “It’s hard to create comprehensive solutions to complex health problems when you’re…
