Mental Health

Albertans can take a free online mental health screening during National Depression Screening Week, Oct. 5-11, with assessments available in six languages through the Calgary Counselling Centre.

Twenty new Oxford House sober living spaces are opening in Lloydminster with $225,000 in annual Saskatchewan government funding to support addiction recovery and long-term sobriety.

As young adults leave home for post-secondary studies, work and new relationships, a Calgary counsellor says the transition can bring excitement, stress and uncertainty for both parents and their children.

The rock song calls it a stiff upper lip. Simply hanging tough or toughing it out has been the catch phrase that defines a hardworking generation, but ignores the mental health stress which a younger generation has found the language to identify the strain of their parents and their own upbringing.

The Sask NDP is ringing the alarm bells over addictions, mental health, homelessness and crime in Saskatchewan including in Lloydminster.

With June being Men's Health Month, the spotlight shifts to men's mental health and counsellors are urging men to see strength as knowing when to ask for help.

The Vermilion Mental Health and Wellness Symposium is encouraging workplaces to put a stronger focus on employee wellbeing as June marks Men’s Mental Health Month.

The journey to becoming a psychologist and offering counselling support is being boosted by the Calgary Counselling Centre. It has a dual role in mental health care—providing support to thousands of clients while helping train the next generation of counsellors.

The Lloydminster Maternal Mental Health Initiative is marking its 11th year with two days of free community events aimed at raising awareness, reducing stigma and connecting families with local supports during the perinatal period.