Mom vows to fight for daughter who died by suicide in hospital psychiatric unit
Hillary Hooper was so desperate to find help for her depression, she took her boyfriend's gun in the middle of the night, drove to the local high…
How a client-therapist relationship left one Nova Scotian feeling more hurt than healed
Taron expected the counsellor would offer help to recover from complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Instead, more than four years after the first therapy session in a Halifax…
Manitoba RCMP say a First Nations man assaulted an officer. Court documents suggest that’s not what happened
On June 6, 2019, Brian Halcrow woke up in a jail cell in Thompson, Man., with four stitches across his forehead, a torn-up sweater and no recollection…
‘It’s not their fault’: Nunavut students who act violently let down by lack of counselling, educators say
This is Part 2 of a three-part series on violence in Nunavut's schools.Teachers getting books thrown at their heads, punched in the stomach, and dragged by their…
Alarming numbers around men’s mental health indicate need for national response
This column is an opinion by Rob Whitley, an associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University and a research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre. For more…
When feeling lonely and unhappy veers into depression: challenges of these pandemic holidays
Despite all the bright cartoon specials and joy-infused music that pervades this time of the year, it is a well-established fact that not everyone feels like celebrating…
3-digit suicide prevention hotline gets green light from House of Commons
The House of Commons took a step closer to establishing a national three-digit suicide prevention hotline today.MPs voted unanimously in favour of a Conservative MP's motion calling…
Edmonton physician says informing families of COVID deaths comes at a personal cost
When one of her patients dies, Dr. Daisy Fung picks up the phone to inform the person's family. Fung has made these calls often during her career…
Toronto police officer says she faced years of sexist, racist retribution for reporting colleague
A Toronto police officer alleges she was subjected to years of intimidation and reprisals by fellow officers and supervisors after she intervened to stop what she said…
Conservative MP calls for nationwide three-digit suicide hotline
As health professionals warn that the pandemic is taking a heavy toll on many Canadians' mental health, a Conservative MP is calling on the federal government to…
Canada’s opioid crisis killed 13 people a day in 2018, prevention report shows
About 13 people a day in Canada died as a result of opioids in 2018, according to a new report that shines a spotlight on preventable poisonings.Released…