Tag: mental health
Surge in mental health calls to police among pandemic’s impacts: Officials
The number of calls to St. Thomas police for mental health reasons nearly doubled in the first year of the pandemic, a new report by Southwestern Public Health shows.
Al-Azem: Even in loss that touches thousands, each grief is personal
On June 8, 2021, at the end of the London vigil that had drawn thousands for a family of five run down in what police allege was a hate attack, I did three things.
Online ‘variety show’ fetes students’ creative COVID coping efforts
Born of students’ increased mental health needs amid the pandemic, Thames Valley District school board’s groundbreaking #heARTofMentalHealth “variety show” is not just for students and their families, organizers say.
Owen Sound treatment centre will be a provincial pilot
Ontario’s associate minister responsible for mental health and addictions said he’ll assess the success of a new treatment facility which he officially announced for Owen Sound Friday, with a view to opening similar centres elsewhere in Ontario. “This has been a vision that I’ve wanted to see implemented in the province long before coming to […]
Principals ‘raising the alarm’ about crises in the classroom: NDP MPP
It’s a perfect storm of stress.