Canada rolls out new 988 suicide crisis helpline
A nationwide suicide prevention hotline is now available to Canadians struggling with mental health challenges, with the launch of a new three-digit helpline across the [...]
Mental Health
What I have learnt about grief
I don’t know when you first dealt with the topic of death but mine must have been during my preteen years when a friend passed away in a drowning accident. Her family [...]
Empowering Black families by fighting stigma in mental illness, substance use
On Saturday, November 17 in Toronto, CAfRIC International held the “Empower Black Families” event; in an effort to bridge the gap of information and access to [...]
Fast facts about mental illness #BellLetsTalk
Who is affected? Mental illness indirectly affects all Canadians at some time through a family member, friend or colleague. In any given year, 1 in 5 people in Canada will [...]