Tag: stigma
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A Canadian advocates for LGBTQ rights in Ukraine
Every human being deserves to be treated equally, fairly and with respect, regardless of his or her sexual orientation. However, globally, the LGBTQ community faces severe discrimination, violence and abuse. Michelle Emson,…
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Mental Health: Sympathy for the celebrity, ridicule for the rest
Celebrities are treated differently than regular people. That is nothing new and like it or not, most of us kind of accept it as just the way it is. I do not…
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Mental health does not define you
You will never make it to university! Why can’t you just be happier? I don’t understand why you’re like this! Just snap out of it! Sometimes, people do not have a wide…
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The honest truth about the locals of Brantford
Since coming to Brantford, I’ve heard a lot about “the locals”. How someone pulled a knife at 2 a.m. on one of my friends, how someone started a fight at local nightclub…
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Raising money for mental health a success for Bell “Let’s Talk”
For the fourth year in a row, Canadians were more than willing to talk. Bell’s “Let’s Talk” campaign, a mental health initiative aimed at ending the stigma associated with the illness, raised…
