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Canada needs to move toward a public health model of supporting grief

Access to nature shouldn’t be a privilege

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Embedded researchers can drive real change in mental health systems

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Better MAiD oversight is needed to protect patients

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The Online Harms Act should target social media’s greatest harm

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A dementia-friendly plan in Toronto could lead the way for Canada

When the economy becomes an obsession

When is suicide considered “rational”?

To reduce homelessness, look at shelter-use patterns

A low-rise condo project of about four storeys is partially built, with exposed concrete and lime-green membranes covering most of the surfaces. The spaces for window have no glass yet. Two men work on the roof and top floor.

Why bricks and mortar alone won’t solve the housing crisis

Making the Canada Disability Benefit work

Young man with an artificial leg is working in a furniture factory. He is standing next to a large stack of wood, holding a two-by-four. He is wearing grey coveralls, a plaid shirt and light-brown suede shoes. He uses an artificial limb from the knee down on his left leg. It is a thin metal pole with a slightly larger dark blue piece of plastic just below the knee.

A focus on work needs to be part of the new Canada disability benefit

Time to ban non-disclosure agreements

Five adolescent girls are sitting on a soccer field, huddled around a young woman who is telling them something while holding a pen in her hand and pointing it at the girls. The girls are wearing red and white team shorts and loose tops.

Unintended consequences of the “Rule of Two” in the name of safe sport

Community health hubs could provide sorely missing primary care

Alongside a four-story brick building, a glass-enclosed structure sits on concrete paving stones. Inside it is a glass coffee table and three chairs, and several of the glass panels are open. Next to it is a small open-air tent with a table and four chairs, along with a third sun umbrella nearby. Next to all three is a grassy area, with a high-rise building at the end of the property.

In crisis policy-making for long-term care, families’ and residents’ input must be central

Seniors need trauma-informed services in long-term care homes

A woman sits on a sofa and leaning forward, hands clasped, speaking with a person sitting opposite her with a clipboard and pen in hand.

The urgent need for mental health-care supports

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Who is actually eligible for medical assistance in dying in Quebec?

“Sleeping rough” is a problem that needs tailored homelessness solutions

When will Canadians benefit from the promised mental health transfer?

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Mental health care doesn’t need to cost anything

Missing the mark on a profound social change with MAiD for mental illness

There is still a prison pandemic

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