Mental Health

Barriers to Treatment and How to Overcome Them
January 8, 2025
What’s stopping people from accessing treatment for substance use and mental health…

Pride and Recovery Hand in Hand
June 15, 2023
A senior member of Edgewood’s clinical team is using his own harrowing story…

Seeking Treatment for PTSD: The Recovery Process
June 6, 2023
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is by definition a set of symptoms resulting from a…

Ending the Vicious Cycle of Concurrent Disorders
April 26, 2023
By Yvette Brown What is Concurrent Disorder? Also known as co-occurring, comorbidity…

Using Mindfulness Principles on Your Recovery Journey
March 10, 2023
What is mindfulness? Being mindful is the practice of being aware of…

Surviving Battle and PSTD
February 10, 2023
By Jeff Vircoe Edgewood alum and military veteran Jon Donovan shares his…

A Place for Canada’s Heroes to Heal
November 2, 2022
EHN Guardians Atlantic is giving military service members and veterans a new…

Mental Illness Awareness Week – Starting the Conversation
September 21, 2022
With Mental Illness Awareness Week upon us from October 2nd – 8th,…

What’s the link between alcohol use and depression?
July 22, 2022
The relationship between depression and alcohol use disorder is well documented, but…

Do You Know Your Rights Around Addiction in the Workplace?
June 13, 2022
Hiding addiction is nothing new, yet it’s something that those who are…

12 Days of Holiday Mental Wellness Tips
December 8, 2021
The holidays are a time of joy, love, and family…and unfortunately for…

Linking Post-Traumatic Stress and Addiction in Canada’s Military
December 6, 2021
When two soldiers go to war and are exposed to the same…

Mental Health Matters: Anxiety
December 3, 2021
Anxiety is a feeling of fear or apprehension about what is yet…

Mental Health Matters: Depression
November 23, 2021
Clinical depression, or major depressive disorder, is a common, yet serious, medical…

Concurrent Disorders: What Are They and How Are They Treated?
November 15, 2021
The term “concurrent disorder” is used to describe a wide range of…