Tag: Counselling Alberta

Are you OK: National Depression Screening, Oct. 5-11

Mental Health Gerry Lampow -
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.

Men’s mental health: Counsellors urge men to redefine strength by speaking up

Mental Health Gerry Lampow -
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.

Caught in the middle: How sandwich generation caregivers can prevent burnout

Mental Health Gerry Lampow -
They show up for everyone—kids, parents, work and home—while quietly running on empty. The sandwich generation is learning that caring for two generations at once can come with a heavy emotional toll.

20 years of mental health advocacy: National Depression Screening Day returns

Mental Health Gerry Lampow -
Running from October 6 to 12, NDSD offers a free, anonymous depression screening quiz at areyoufeelingok.com, accessible from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. The quiz is available in six languages — English, French, Chinese, Punjabi, Spanish, and Ukrainian — making it more inclusive than ever.

Beating the back to school blues

Mental Health Gerry Lampow -
Back-to-school doesn’t have to mean back-to-stress. A few tips along the way could ease the anxieties of that first day of the new school year.

Physical activity crucial to good mental health: counsellor

Mental Health Gerry Lampow -
Marcus Cheung, manager of counselling initiatives with the Calgary Counselling Centre says physical activity is crucial to maintaining good mental health.

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Power boost: ENMAX launches new grant program for Alberta charities and non-profits

Community
ENMAX is accepting applications for its new Community Spark Grant, offering up to $15,000 to Alberta non-profits and charities for technology, training, infrastructure and other capacity-building projects.

Two Onion Lake men charged with fraud over $5,000

RCMP
Two Onion Lake men are facing fraud charges after an RCMP investigation into alleged unlawful payments received from landholders on Onion Lake Cree Nation over a four-year period.

LRHF awards scholarships to 18 Lloydminster students pursuing health care careers

Education
Twenty Lloydminster-area students received Lloydminster Region Health Foundation scholarships for nursing, mental health and other health-care studies, with awards totaling thousands of dollars.

Lakeland College Open House returns Oct. 16 and 17 at Lloydminster and Vermilion campuses

Lakeland College
Future students can explore Lakeland College's Lloydminster and Vermilion campuses during Open House on Oct. 16 and 17, with tours, program information, free applications and prize giveaways.

Lloydminster City Council to hold public hearing on proposed land use bylaw changes, Oct 26

City of Lloydminster
The City of Lloydminster will hold a public hearing on October 26 for proposed amendments to Land Use Bylaw 05-2025 aimed at improving clarity, consistency and reducing red tape.
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