I've been down this hole before...
This was a good article from the New York Times: There are no easy answers for helping someone struggling with depression, especially if you’ve already tried and tried. Here are some tips from experts. By Heather Murphy At a suicide … Continued
[The audio quality is not the best…but it is interesting listening to 3 people talk freely about what works for them] We have a long way to go before the stigma of talking about mental health is completely gone, especially … Continued
I don’t normally post an entire article in this blog…..I feel the originator should have people who are interested look at their original content in the original form. However, suicide prevention is SO important, that I am copying this entire, … Continued
For over four years, I’ve been openly and honestly talking about living with depression. Depression that has affected me since I was 13 years old. Depression that came and went, came and went… came and went. Depression that led to … Continued
During the suicide crisis, Jan Gladish’s mother moved her and her six siblings out of the community, for fear they might be swallowed up by the despair claiming so many Heiltsuk youth. The start of the turnaround can be … Continued
It may seem somewhat incongruous that comedian Christophe Davidson has been selected to be the spokesperson for the Au Contraire Film Festival (Oct. 25 to 28 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts). The festival, now in its fourth year, … Continued
Liana Scott says: I think about that day a lot, less than two years ago, when I almost killed myself. I sometimes wonder if I would have gone through with it. How much lower would I have needed to be? … Continued
For Devon Serket, trying to find treatment for mental illness was like travelling to hell and back. The toll was very nearly his life. Serket, 24, a Toronto graphic design student who suffers from bipolar disorder, started dealing with mood … Continued
