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St. John’s psychologist sees three times more women than men for adult ADHD

March 23, 2026 Ellen Rogers 0
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Freezing the mental health stigma

March 17, 2022 Sara Strickland 0

Two St. John’s hockey coaches have started an awareness campaign in memory of their high school teammate.

The CMHA-NL is located on Topsail Road in St. John's. John Dinn from the CMHA-NL says mental illness is a taboo for many older adults. Henrike Wilhelm/Kicker
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Ageism persists in the midst of isolation caused by COVID-19: experts

March 25, 2021 Henrike Wilhelm 0

Social isolation, loss of independence and ageism impact the well-being of older adults, say a social work professor and a mental health coordinator.

Rebecca Gifford from Clarke's Beach, NL, studies social wrok at Memorial University. She says it's important not to define people by their mental illness. Henrike Wilhelm/Kicker
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Words that hurt

February 4, 2021 Henrike Wilhelm 0

When it comes to destigmatizing mental illness, language plays a crucial role in empowering people.

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Breaking the stigma of men’s mental health

February 7, 2020 Kicker 0

The dialogue about men’s mental issues still needs work, but there’s a glimmer of hope.

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Stigma, safety and secrecy

October 4, 2018 Rebecca Blake 1

It’s been two years since provincial opioid action plan was introduced and stigma still surrounds safe-needle disposal and injection sites.

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From Fat to Fit and Everything In Between

March 21, 2018 Victoria Plowman 1

Kicker’s Victoria Plowman shares her personal struggles with self-image and weight loss.

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‘We live in a world where people assume that guys can’t be rape victims’

October 26, 2017 Victoria Plowman 0

#MeToo is sparking an eye-opening conversation about sexual assault victims and the stigma surrounding them

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