Ross River, Yukon facing mental health and addictions crisis
The community of 400 people is grappling with a lack of funding and supports.
Mental Health
Front line workers, leaders meet with feds to discuss mental health supports
Indigenous front-line workers and leaders are meeting in Toronto Friday with Mental Health and Addictions…
Report: Fires, heat waves cause ‘climate anxiety’ in youth
Health officials in Portland, Oregon say the impacts of climate change, including more devastating wildfires,…
AFN looks to change ‘financial relationship’ with Canada after budget falls short
The 2022 federal budget is a smaller one than last year’s and this means less…
Pilot project sees change in how Winnipeg police respond to wellness checks
Plain clothes officers will work closely with wellness workers to respond to crisis calls.
Algonquins of Barriere Lake struggling with a mental health crisis
If you or someone you know is in crisis, the Hope for Wellness Help Line…
Expert says RCMP could have done things differently when confronting Rodney Levi
Metepnagiag First Nation man was shot dead by police on June 12, 2020 after confronting them with knives.
B.C. officials concerned with mental health of wild fire evacuees
In 2018, Fannie Vance watched her community of Telegraph Creek in B.C. burn because of…
Yukon mural project gives First Nations students holistic approach to mental wellness
Don’t be fooled – an eye-catching display of artwork on the back of the local…