In May 2003, first-of-Its-kind Canadian Suicide Research Facility opens at Douglas Hospital

Photo by René Lortie I have nothing more to add but in case you missed what I wrote five years ago, here it is:(SVP, voir plus bas pour la version Française) Today is the 20th anniversary of Marc Lépine’s rampage. Yesterday, I was in my car and heard two riveting interviews on CBC’s As It Happens. [...]

The study is a process of detailed interviews that allow the team to develop an understanding of someone’s entire life story. For this reason, some participants might be interviewed more than once. This study is unique in that it will give the team a much better understanding of the factors contributing to one of Nunavut’s most urgent social problems – its high suicide rate. The only way we can learn more is if many Nunavummiut agree to participate.

Yes. The progress of the study will be reviewed in a quarterly newsletter and on this website. The conclusions of the study will be distributed widely throughout Nunavut, with a particular focus on our partner organizations and to the Nunavummiut who agreed to be interviewed.  

Responsibilities of the Position:Staffing and Career Management for Nurses (70% of the time)? Assist in the assessment of the needs of recruitment? Support clinical managers in workforce planning ? Will do telephone screening interview (followed by po

Help families who are confronted with mental illness. Individual, couple and family follow-ups; telephone interviews; self-help groups; workshops and conferences; psychoeducation; relief care Language: French

Johanne Renaud M.D. M.Sc. FRCPC, directrice médicale de la section jeunesse du Programme des troubles dépressifs de l'Institut Douglas fait le point sur la dépression, chez les jeunes, qu'on voit maintenant apparaître de plus en plus chez les tout-petits. Cette entrevue a été faite dans le cadre de la 12e soirée bénéfice de la Fondation de l'Institut Douglas sous le thème de la santé mentale des enfants, le 11 mars dernier, au Hilton Montréal Bonaventure. Johanne Renaud, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Medi...

Clara Hughes was interviewed by Marina Orsini.