As Canada delays medically assisted dying in mental illness cases, some find relief, others fear consequences
Canada legalized medically assisted dying in 2016. It was set to expand to patients suffering solely from mental illness last ...
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'Government has to step up': Alberta's child and youth advocate pushes for early intervention and transitioning supports
Terri Pelton, provincial child and youth advocate, laid out five recommendations highlighted in the 2023-2024 “Calling for ...
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An early intervention for kids with mental health needs
Clara’s House, a behavioral health program in St. Cloud, is now offering mental health services for children as young as 3.
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Ontario invests in mental health unit at Joseph Brant Hospital
The project includes a better adult psychiatric intensive care space to foster patient-centred care and safety.
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Time in nature benefits children with mental health difficulties
Researchers found that spending two hours a week of class time in a natural environment can reduce emotional distress among 10- to 12-year-olds who had the most significant mental health problems ...
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Canada's internal battle over medically assisted dying for mental illness
Instead, Meadows had been seeking a medically assisted death — something Canada legalized in 2016. It had been set to expand ...
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Canada seeks to delay assisted dying for people with mental illness
Canada's Justice Minister David Lametti said the government wanted to be "prudent" in its expansion of medically assisted dying for people with mental illness Canada is seeking to delay the ...
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Canada's internal battle over medically assisted dying for mental illness
Instead, Meadows had been seeking a medically assisted death — something Canada ... to include solely mental health cases, arguing that it blurred a line "between suicide prevention and suicide ...