Mental Health
Untreated Mental Health and Addiction: A Most Dangerous Workplace Hazard
November 1, 2021
Originally written for the Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association (OOHNA) Xpress (Sept/Oct…
Evidence-Based Treatment for Mental Health, Trauma, and Addiction: The Way Forward
October 25, 2021
In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experience a mental health…
The Impact of Stigma on Mental Health
March 31, 2021
Written by Ryan Slobodian, clinical counsellor at EHN Edgewood Nanaimo With spring…
How Eating Disorders Affect Mental Health
March 10, 2021
Eating is absolutely essential for survival. We all know that food is…
How Online Therapy for Anxiety Helped Me Get Better
October 7, 2020
While all the types of therapy I’ve done provided me with some…
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy: Practical Skills for Emotion Regulation
September 18, 2020
The development of dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) was motivated by one psychiatrist’s…
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3 Ways of Coping with Big Life Changes and Stressful Events
August 19, 2020
Coping with big life changes and stressful events used to mean going…
What Self-Care Means to Me and Why It’s So Important
July 29, 2020
“Self-care.” On paper the term is self-explanatory and straightforward, meaning to take…
Gay Men’s Minority Stress and How You Can Help
June 17, 2020
“Minority stress” is experienced by members of marginalized minority groups. It results…
Webinar: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Crisis Survival Skills
May 20, 2020
Today we are here to talk about facing the challenges that come…
5 Reasons Group Therapy Is so Powerful
May 15, 2020
Group therapy has been shown countless times in movies and in television,…
Stigma Ends With You: National Addiction Awareness Week
November 27, 2019
Opinion by EHN Staff Written by Hillary Webster, an employee at EHN…
Suicide Prevention Day
September 10, 2019
Written by Adam Fisher, a former Director at Renascent and EHN Canada,…
Stress, Shift Work, and Little Support: Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders In…
August 3, 2019
Substance use disorders, including alcohol, are serious issues in the oil and…
The Hero’s Dilemma: Maintaining Order and the Chaos of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
April 4, 2019
Canadian police officers are disproportionately affected by mental health disorders according to…
