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The biggest current mental-health/addiction news today involves a major provincial policy shift. The Ontario government announced it will end funding for the supervised consumption and treatment services (CTS) site in Peterborough. The closure is part of a provincial decision affecting … Continue reading →

A major service expansion was announced by Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. A Psychosis Recovery Program (PRP) clinic opened at its Peterborough community site. The clinic provides ongoing follow-up care for people living with psychotic disorders, including monitoring, … Continue reading →

There has also been investment in emergency mental-health response. The Mental Health Crisis Unit at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre is being expanded. Plans include: more crisis beds separate spaces for youth and adults increased capacity to handle mental-health and … Continue reading →

Ted Talks Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects … Continue reading →

By Mental Health First Aid USA on July 22, 2025 “Doomscroll.” “Brainrot.” These terms, and more like them, refer to the amount of time we spend absorbing negativity from our phone’s news and social media feeds. And they’ve quickly become … Continue reading →

In her TED Talk, Kasley Killam argues that social health—the quality of our relationships—is just as vital as physical and mental health. She tells the story of “Maya,” a woman with a healthy lifestyle who still felt unwell due to … Continue reading →

Toxic shame is not just the feeling that we’ve done something wrong—it’s the belief that we are something wrong. It often takes root early in life, especially in environments where a child’s emotions, needs, or mistakes were met not with … Continue reading →