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Nurses ready to help in mental-health crises
2017-12-28
Strengthening mental health services -
Not all emergencies that arrive at Prince Edward Island’s largest hospital involve physical health.
For those who show up at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital emergency department with a mental health crisis, Sasha O’Hanley and her colleagues are the first point...
Pharmacare brings relief from prescription drug costs
2017-12-27
Supporting Island families -
Grant Wyand doesn’t want the cost of prescription medicines to prevent Islanders from accessing them.
Through the Pharmacare program, the Prince Edward Island government is working to help Islanders with the costs of prescription medications, along with certain...
Leading-edge treatment coming to cancer centre
2017-12-15
Investing in infrastructure -
As she readies the current linear accelerator for her next patient, radiation therapist Leigh-Ann Locke explains how the world-class equipment arriving at the PEI Cancer Treatment Centre in March could be a life changer for some Islanders.
The centre is getting a...
Strong ties to QEH brought volunteer back
2017-11-27
It was because of his wife Rosemary that Delbert Evans started volunteering at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital – and she’s the reason he’s there today, even without her.
“Rosemary began to get involved as a volunteer at the QEH and I joined along with her,” says the 85-year-old, who moved to Prince...
Motivational interviewing method treats the whole person
2017-11-23
Strengthening mental health services -
Drawing from her 16 years as a senior addictions counselor with the province, Jody MacLennan says Islanders recovering from addiction have one thing in common.
“Very rarely do people come in with just one challenge. It’s rare there is just one thing they are...
Looking out for seniors’ mental health
2017-11-03
Strengthening mental health services -
Aging can bring particular challenges for mental health. Myrtle MacPhee and her mental health teammates are here to help Islanders face those challenges.
MacPhee, an RN, is a Community Mental Health worker and Case Manager with the Queens County Seniors...
At-home help for end-of-life care
2017-10-31
Supporting Island families -
For Jeremy Measham, the Paramedics Providing Palliative Care at Home Program is an opportunity to help people through some of the hardest periods of their lives.
The program, launched by Health PEI in 2015, involves paramedics providing ongoing care - often during...
Better health and healing for teens with mental illness
2017-10-30
Strengthening mental health services -
The world can be a stressful and threatening place for many teens, and especially for those with mental health challenges.
Through Health PEI’s INSIGHT program, a group of trained and concerned professionals is offering these Prince Edward Island youth aged...
Family centred approach offers help for addictions
2017-10-17
Strengthening mental health services -
A family can feel trapped inside a cycle of anger and blame when one of their own suffers from addiction - but a new approach from Prince Edward Island's addiction services offers a way out.
Greg Purvis, addictions team lead at the Provincial Addiction...
Health workers train to care for persons with dementia
2017-09-28
Strengthening mental health services -
People dealing with dementia can present unique challenges to caregivers in seniors’ homes and health care settings.
As a way to strengthen mental health services for Islanders, the Government of Prince Edward Island and Holland College have developed a new...