Here is a collection of the Georgia Straight's coverage of mental-health subjects, including issues such as anxiety, mood disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, addiction, stress, therapy, and more.

Arts Features

Arts Umbrella and BC Children's Hospital program gives youth mental-health patients a new voice

Creative Arts partnership, which lets patients explore their artistic side, to be extended

Movie Notes

Mental-health series looks at how abusive fathers can change with Australian documentary Call Me Dad

Due to their history of violence, the marriages of three men are either coming to or are at their end.

Cannabis

B.C. study among the first to compare the effects of different strains of cannabis on PTSD

Veterans' groups, patients, and advocates are leading the way on cannabis for PTSD—but more research is needed, says psychologist Zach Walsh.

LGBT

Vancouver LGBT community discussion to address gay male loneliness

Attention has been shifting toward other areas of LGBT health.

LGBT

UBC's Still Here seeks queer female participants for suicide study, plus CBRC suicide-prevention webinar

Research has shown that LGBT people are more susceptible to suicide than other members of the population.

Arts Choices

La Merda reveals the naked truth

The acclaimed hit production from Cristian Ceresoli, La Merda will make its Canadian premiere at The Cultch as part of its world

LGBT

New Westminster workshops to help gay men address anxiety issues

A new series of workshops are designed specifically to address the needs to queer men who want to tackle issues about anxiety.

Straight Talk

NDP election platform pledges to meet the fentanyl crisis with a new ministry of mental health and addiction

The NDP’s plan is somewhat vague on the fentanyl crisis but gives greater prominence to the overdose epidemic than the platform put forward by the Liberals.

Arts Features

Photographer Jackie Dives's images create personal story about anxiety

Until recently, the Vancouver-based artist had no idea that her undeveloped film would reveal a carefully nuanced but deeply personal narrative about her battle with mental illness.

LGBT

Vancouver researchers broach silence about suicide and LGBT issues with photo exhibit and studies

While suicide rates have traditionally been higher for men than women, rates are even higher for queer men.

Straight Talk

Rally planned outside Vancouver police station to support family of Phuong Na (Tony) Du

The 51-year-old Vietnamese immigrant with a history of mental illness died at the hands of the VPD in 2014.

Straight Talk

Vancouver police shooting of Vietnamese immigrant results in no criminal charges

The criminal justice branch has concluded that the use of lethal force was "objectively reasonable".