Each province and territory in Canada has recognized one program or individual within its borders with an Award for Innovation in Mental Health and Addictions Care. People First Radio presents a series of conversations with a number of the recipients from across Canada. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the award went to the St. John’s Status […]

"We're seeing more and more that trying to improve the mental health of the caregiver is [also] really really beneficial to the person who is living with dementia"

Each province and territory in Canada has recognized one program or individual within its borders with an Award for Innovation in Mental Health and Addictions Care. People First Radio presents a series of conversations with a number of the recipients from across Canada. At the start of the year, The Canadian Mental Health Association’s Saskatchewan […]

Each province and territory in Canada has recognized one program or individual within its borders with an Award for Innovation in Mental Health and Addictions Care. People First Radio presents a series of conversations with a number of the recipients from across Canada. In the Northwest Territories, the award went to the Supporting Wellbeing program. […]

In late 2019, just before the start of the pandemic, Scott Schieman embarked on a long term study of Canadian workers looking for insight into the interplay between people’s work and well being. Schieman is a professor of sociology at the University of Toronto and the Canada research chair in the social constructs of health. […]

Kiffer Card is the Scientific Director for the Institute for Social Connection and an Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University. He’s seen evidence in his research that burnout and social isolation could be linked. He’s also found that people with hybrid work setups report significantly better mental health than either those who exclusively work from […]

For those wanting to learn more about the housing affordability crisis, one resource is BC Housing’s podcast, Let’s Talk Housing. Now in its second season, it features episodes on a variety of issues ranging from stigma around supportive housing, the role of the private sector in housing development, and how climate change impacts decisions around […]

Celia Haig-Brown and Randy Fred recently finished a tour to promote Tsqelmucwilc, a book that shares the testimonies of survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Tsqelmucwilc is a Secwepemc phrase that loosely translates to “we return to being human again”. The book builds on Haig-Brown and Fred’s work in Resistance and Renewal a 1988 […]

Anxiety Canada CEO Judith Law discusses the organization’s podcast, Our Anxiety Stories, as well as societal awareness of anxiety. First broadcast October 20 2022.

Nanaimo’s former John Howard Society has a new name, Connective Support Society. Connective Executive Director John Horn spoke with People First Radio about the name change, and the wide variety of work the society does in the community.