Mental illness still dominates most conversations about transgender Canadians. That’s according to the profile of the new Canada Research chair in Transgender Creativity and Mental Health, Lucas Crawford. Crawford is a professor at the University of Alberta’s Augustana campus, and spoke with People First Radio about what he hopes to accomplish during his tenure as […]

The media round-table session from an event facilitated by the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition’s “Getting to Tomorrow” project.  It was held at the Dorchester hotel in Nanaimo on June 16th, and was focused on how the city can respond to the toxic drug poisoning crisis. Those present included Ann Livingston, Amber McGrath, Shane Calder, Sarah […]

Losing your job is stressful, to say the least. It can be accompanied by a sense of grief, uncertainty, and psychological distress. There’s one group of people for whom unpredictable job loss is not only possible, but necessary for a well functioning democratic society. Yet as Zim Nwokora explains, there’s not a ton of sympathy […]

Chances are you know what it means when musicians get together to jam. But do you know what a game jam is? It happens when a group of people get together to design their own video games in a very short space of time, think 72 hours. Sandra Danilovic believes that when people make games […]

Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani spends a lot of time staring at screens, which makes sense, since a big part of her work focuses on digital health. Khalili-Mahani is  a biomedical engineer and neuroscientist. She Works for the engAGE Centre for Research in Aging at Concordia University and for the McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience. She speaks […]

Whether it’s a date, a meal, or a ride, you can find just about anything you want through your smartphone these days. Even a therapist. Dr. Lauri Goldkind is an associate professor of social work in the graduate school of social service at Fordham University in New York. She’s been researching new apps that connect […]

Housing co-ops, come for the affordability, stay for the community. That’s what Thom Armstrong says is the experience of many of the people living in housing co-ops in the province of British Columbia. Armstrong is the CEO of the co-operative housing federation of BC, as well as the community land trust foundation of BC. First […]

Brigitte Watson lives in Pointe-Claire QC.  When a forest in her community was at risk of being cut down as part of new developments, Watson decided to take action. The only potential issue was anxiety that made it difficult for her to go far from home by herself. Watson speaks about the experience of going […]

Marnie Wedlake discusses “Taken Away by the Green Butterfly: A Critical Autobiographical Narrative Study of Shock Therapy”, which recounts her experience receiving Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the 1990s. Wedlake is a registered psychotherapist and faculty member in the department of Health Studies at Western University in London Ontario. First Broadcast June 02, 2022.

June is time to buddy up. That’s because this month, the Centre for Suicide Prevention is running its third annual buddy up campaign. It’s focused on men’s suicide prevention. Akash Asif is the external relations director for the Centre for Suicide Prevention. As he explains, there are a number of ways men can help reduce […]