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The National Canadians' mental health improving as pandemic continues
A new survey on mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic suggests severe anxiety levels are starting to drop, but Canadians are still struggling with stress and uncertainty as the pandemic continues.
- 2020
- 00:02:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/03/2020
The National Questions raised about police handling of mental health calls
Recent deaths of people who called police for mental health support are raising questions about how police handle people in mental distress, especially within the Black community.
- 2020
- 00:02:06
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/12/2020
CBC News The mental impact of COVID-19 and how to cope
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or stressed by the coronavirus pandemic? Here are some things to consider and guidelines for how to cope.
- 2020
- 00:05:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/01/2020
CBC Kids News Regina boy makes movie about fighting depression
Roman Fehr thought the short film he made about depression would be a school project that he submitted and quickly forgot about. Instead, it seems to have struck a chord. The 90-second animated video, called Overcoming the Darkness, is about a person who gets the help he needs to fight off depression. In the two weeks since the 13-year-old from Regina ...
- 2019
- 00:03:20
- 9-12
- Added on: 03/23/2020
Louis Theroux Talking to Anorexia
Anorexia, the pathological fear of eating and gaining weight, is now the most deadly mental illness in the UK, affecting around one in every 250 women at some point in their lives. In recent years, the number of people being admitted to hospital because of their condition has risen dramatically, but with many struggling to make a full recovery, being ...
- 2017
- 00:59:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/04/2020
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Louis Theroux Mothers on the Edge
Louis Theroux returns to the UK to spend time in specialist psychiatric units which treat mothers experiencing serious mental illness while allowing them to live alongside their babies. Immersing himself on the wards, he meets women who have been admitted with a range of serious conditions – including depression, anxiety and psychosis – often triggered by birth or the strains ...
- 2019
- 00:59:09
- 15-17
- Added on: 03/04/2020
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News in Review - April 2019 Loneliness: The New Silent Killer
More people are lonely than ever before. Studies show that one in five Canadians identify as being lonely. Loneliness is more than a feeling of occasional solitude – it’s a prolonged feeling of perceived isolation. While long seen as being bad for mental health, loneliness is now recognized as being physically harmful too. It's being called the silent killer – ...
- 2019
- 00:19:05
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/09/2019
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The National Canada's mental health courts: How they work and why they exist
Canada has mental health courts that differ from normal courts, though much of the public is unaware they exist. CBC's senior investigative correspondent Diana Swain got a rare look inside proceedings at a Nova Scotia mental health court to find out how it operates and why they exist.
- 2018
- 00:09:30
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/03/2019
The National How changing language could help in the fight against opioids
If you had any doubt about whether Canada's opioid crisis was getting better or worse, the latest numbers tell a big part of that story: it's still out of control. More than 9,000 people died between January 2016 and June 2018. There's a lot of talk about how to turn things around, but there may be another side to it ...
- 2018
- 00:02:33
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/11/2019
CBC Books Canada Reads 2019: Lindsay Wong on The Woo-Woo
In this video Lindsay Wong discusses The Woo-Woo, her dark, witty and touching memoir that gives an honest account of the impact of mental illness on her family. The Vancouver-based writer delivers a raw and emotional look at whispered secrets, dysfunctional relationships — and how her grandmother, mother, aunt and even herself initially blamed the mythical "woo-woo," Chinese spirits that plague ...
- 2019
- 00:03:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/27/2019
News in Review - January 2019 Prince Harry: Moving Out of the Shadow of Diana
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is sixth in line to the British throne. He was recently voted the most popular British Royal, beating out his new wife, actress Meghan Markle, and his own grandmother, the Queen. Harry is the youngest son of his all-too-famous father, Prince Charles, who is next in line to the throne, and his beautiful mother ...
- 2019
- 00:14:24
- 9-12
- Added on: 01/30/2019
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The National New lens on life: using photography to heal from trauma
Suicide rates for Indigenous youth in Canada are up to seven times higher than for other young people. A remote community in northern Saskatchewan has been hit particularly hard in recent years, but now they're trying to change that, by discovering the healing power of photography.
- 2019
- 00:03:09
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/22/2019
The National After the bullet: Helping gun violence victims suffering in silence
The shooting death of a 22-year-old in north Toronto marks the city's 89th homicide this year, matching a grim record that has stood unbroken for nearly three decades. The city is now being forced to confront some ugly truths about the root cause of gun violence. This includes how it deals with the hundreds of survivors it sees every year, ...
- 2018
- 00:04:47
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/07/2019
The National Scientists concerned Alzheimer's research will fail
A series of failed drug trials have experts fearing they may be back to square one when it comes to treating the disease.
- 2018
- 00:06:25
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/15/2018
The National Gaming disorder now a disease according to WHO
For a diagnosis to be made, the negative effects of too much gaming must continue for at least a year. However, the World Health Organization says only one to three per cent of gamers meet the criteria.
- 2018
- 00:02:50
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/12/2018
The National Recovery school designed to help teens struggling with addiction
A recovery school in Barrie, Ont., that was designed to help teens struggling with addiction was shut down, and now there are calls to create one in B.C.
- 2018
- 00:03:15
- 15-17
- Added on: 09/12/2018
News in Review - September 2018 Oh Cannabis: Canada Legalizes Pot
The government of Canada is legalizing the sale and use of recreational marijuana for people 19 years of age and up (18 in Alberta and Quebec) as of October 17, 2018. That makes Canada only the second country in the world to legalize pot. There will be strict regulations surrounding where the drug can be consumed, bought and grown. But ...
- 2018
- 00:16:55
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/10/2018
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CBC Short Docs Fourth Period Burnout
Three teens document how they’re overwhelmed by high expectations and pressure to succeed. High school students today have to balance heavy workloads at school with increasing pressure to succeed. Fourth Period Burnout pools the creative energies of three youth — Juliette (16), Daniel (18) and Theresa (15) — and their mentor, Madison Thomas, to create a short documentary about their ...
- 2018
- 00:14:57
- 13-14
- Added on: 08/13/2018
The National Mental health spotlighted by Toronto shooting
Experts are warning against drawing a direct link between mental illness and violence. They believe doing so can stigmatize others when using a broad brush approach on a matter that's much more complicated.
- 2018
- 00:04:14
- 13-14
- Added on: 08/03/2018
The National How Montreal police and the city's homeless are building a better relationship
It's part of an initiative started after a homeless man was killed by police last year. The goal is to ensure it never happens again.
- 2018
- 00:06:46
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/11/2018
CBC Docs POV Love, Hope & Autism
Based on home movies, Love, Hope & Autism is an extraordinarily intimate look inside a family as they deal with autism from birth to adulthood — and agonize over what happens next. The film exposes the powerful effects of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) on a family, from the strain on the marriage to the inevitable shift in family dynamics.
- 2018
- 00:45:01
- 15-17
- Added on: 07/04/2018
The National Crisis of suicide and violence leaves remote community begging for help
There's a crisis of violence and suicide in northern Canada, according to the remote community of Pangnirtung, which is now begging for help.
- 2018
- 00:02:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/03/2018
The National Service dogs won't get funding without a national standard
Service dogs in Canada won't get funding from the federal government without a national standard — and that's unlikely to happen anytime soon, after a group aiming to establish those guidelines was disbanded. Veterans Affairs is now taking over, but some people suffering from PTSD aren't optimistic.
- 2018
- 00:02:42
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
CBC Docs POV After The Sirens
The latest reports show that one in four paramedics in Canada will develop PTSD in the course of their careers, and the suicide rates amongst paramedics are five times the national average. But despite increased public awareness around PTSD, there is still surprisingly little support for these civilian workers. While understanding and support of the disorder has improved over the ...
- 2018
- 00:45:01
- 15-17
- Added on: 04/17/2018
The National Canadian hospital takes action to prevent delirium
The Hamilton Health Sciences Centre is taking action to try and prevent delirium before the condition takes hold of the patient. It's being done using a program developed in the U.S. called the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). Each year in Canada 200,000 people who go to hospital may experience delirium, a serious disturbance in mental ability that can leave ...
- 2018
- 00:06:37
- 15-17
- Added on: 04/13/2018
