Health
A Calgary research team says it’s time to reconceptualize our view of postpartum depression. Nicole Lyn Letourneau, along with her team, wants people to refocus relationships within the family by increasing support, especially spousal support, to ensure a healthy relationship with their babies.
- By Sofia Gruchalla-Wesierski
Anxious. Uneasy. Restless. This is how some of those who work for publicly-funded institutions feel every time citizens go to the polls.
- By Stephanie Hagenaars
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, in any given year, one in five people in Canada will personally experience a mental health issue or illness. Alberta, which has the second highest suicide rates in the country after Quebec, is dealing with long wait times for psychiatric services.
- By Sadie Johnson
People think friendship is easy and something everyone figures out by elementary school. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case. Many people struggle with unhealthy friendships well into adulthood. The Canadian Mental Health Association runs the Art of Friendship, a free course for Calgarians to learn skills for developing healthy friendships.
- By Emily Dixon, Andrea Wong, Vinyet Miro Pujadas, Rod Neyra