mental health

Nova Scotia's immigrants and mental health

Robert DeVet — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:36:32 +0000

Isolation, stigma, racism among barriers to wellness

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - By the time Hesam Hanafi moved from Iran to Halifax in 2010, he says he was eager to get out of Iran.

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Op-ed: Accessing Mental Health in rural Nova Scotia... Forget about it!

Robert DeVet — Sat, 23 May 2015 14:06:54 +0000

This op-ed was originally published in the excellent

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Mental health in Nova Scotia: Potential of peer support remains untapped

Robert DeVet — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:58:00 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – Susan Roper speaks slowly, pausing between sentences to collect her thoughts. She begins cheerfully but trails off as the silencing force of self-doubt sets in.

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Students wait for mental health services

Kendra Lovegrove — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:57:18 +0000

Youth more likely to suffer from mental health issues, Dalhousie University does what it can

(K'JIPUKTUK) HALIFAX-- In any given year, one in five Canadians will experience a mental health problem or illness.

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Not for Everyone

bsichel — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:09:50 +0000

Programs help, but gaps still exist for people with mental health diagnoses

This is part II of Kendall Worth's series of first-person accounts of social isolation as a person living in poverty, with a disability. Read part I here.

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My Life on Income Assistance

bsichel — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:43:08 +0000

Not many housing choices are available for $535 per month

My name is Kendall Worth, and I am writing this article from my personal experiences of being a resident of North End Dartmouth for the past 11 years of my life. This article will explain how Income Assistance works, and how my life, and particularly my housing situation, is affected by having to rely on it.

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When Pomp Meets Circumstance

Miles Howe — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:35:02 +0000

HALIFAX - Worlds seemed to collide today outside the Nova Scotia Legislature as the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) local 22, the IWK Health Care Workers, staged a protest over recent cuts to youth-care workers, at the same time as the Lieutenant-Governor was set to deliver a speech from the throne.

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Sea Change with Art and Music

bsichel — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:25:18 +0000

Youth getting creative at the SPOT

Every Monday and Thursday evening until June 24th, The SPOT is hosting Sea Change, a creative program for Haligonians wanting to get inspired through art and music.

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The Stigma Disease

Natascia Lypny — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:05:12 +0000

Two Halifax programs tackle mental illness stigma in very different ways

Jason Cheverie considers himself “one of the lucky ones.” He was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 21-years-old, allowing him to address his symptoms soon after the onset of his mental illness.

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