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Islanders to benefit from a modernized mental health and addictions system
2018-11-27
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A province-wide investment in mental health and addictions infrastructure will improve care for the one in ten Islanders who experience mental health and addictions challenges in their lifetime.
As part of its 2019-20 capital budget released two weeks...
There’s hope – and help – for Islanders with addiction
2018-09-07
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Many Islanders struggle with the impacts of drug, alcohol, and gambling addiction. For them and their families, Recovery Day represents the light at the end of the tunnel.
Observed across Canada on different days throughout September, Recovery Day offers a...
Hope – a key ingredient in suicide prevention
2018-06-08
Amanda Brazil says it will take a better understanding of why Islanders would choose to end their lives in order to reduce the rate of suicides in the province. She was part of a group that worked with the provincial government to develop Building Blocks of Hope: A Suicide Prevention Strategy for...
Housing support for Islanders living with mental illness
2018-05-08
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Islanders living with mental illness will soon have better access to housing that meets their needs.
Through a new partnership with Health PEI and the Canadian Mental Health Association-PEI, a 10-bed housing unit will be established this year that will offer...
Helping children with behavioural changes
2018-03-09
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Dr. Rhonda Matters knows that parents of children with behavioural challenges might not want to join a group with other parents initially, but once they do attend, they really enjoy it and find it helpful.
The Behavioural Support Team is a team of...
New psychiatrists practicing in the province
2018-02-22
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Islanders’ access to acute mental health services continues to improve as another new psychiatrist joins the provincial complement, the fourth since the start of the year.
Dr. Anita Taj, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, began practicing last week in a...