Tag: Canada mental health

ā€œA Community Faces the Mental Health Impact of Climate Changeā€

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ā€œIn Nunatsiavut, climate change is already a terrible reality, and itā€™s taking a heavy toll on mental health,ā€ Ellie Robins reports for the influence....

ā€œOntario Justice System ā€˜Punishesā€™ Mental Illnessā€

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The Toronto Star reports on a 40-page analysis of the criminalization of mental illness released by the John Howard Society of Ontario last week. The crime and justice non-profit claims that ā€œjails have replaced asylums as repositories for people who donā€™t have adequate resources to cope with community living,ā€ with the unintended consequence that people in need of treatment ā€œare forced to navigate a system that was never intended to be therapeutic.ā€