A Langford physician, Dr. Elizabeth Wiley, has highlighted the connections between extreme weather events and posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, grief, substance use disorders, and suicidal ideation.
The first day of the summer is barely more than a month away. It’s time to pull your festival gear out of storage and prepare for the year’s annual season of concerts under the sun.
“Having the courage to speak up and start discussion is essential to lifting people up and bringing mental health and addictions out of the shadows," she said in a statement today.
Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research director Tim Stockwell recently released a report that gave the B.C. government a D+ letter grade for its alcohol policies.
