Mental Health

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with Krystal Reddick who is a blogger, a social work...

Nowadays, we are experiencing an almost epidemic of mental health challenges. Most of us will be touched by mental illness...

Massages are not only limited to luxury spas and health clubs. You have access to massage therapy in clinics, hospitals,...

Emergency room staff call it a “pop drop” – when a disabled older person comes in for medical attention, but...

Your son or daughter isn’t doing too well at school. You get a call from the teacher complaining of behaviour....

Black Youth Project 100 with Freedom Side in New York City August 2014. (Photo: Caleb-Michael Files) The truth is, “black...

Zumba Class Every day when you wake up, you have to face the world again. The hustle and bustle of...

Since social media began with the launch of MySpace (and even the blogosphere and forums before it), people’s real world...

It’s early morning and your alarm has just sounded its daily wake-up chime. Without thinking about it, you reach straight...

School-based mental health programs can reach large numbers of children, with increasing evidence of effectiveness in improving mental health and...

The legal age for drinking alcohol is 21, but that doesn't stop many teenagers from drinking. Although the number of...

What is in a costume? Apparently, your inner self. Social Work Helper spent time at Comic Con 2017 asking people...

Internet searches about suicide were higher than expected after the release of the immensely popular Netflix series “13 Reasons Why”....

The advent of modern antidepressant medication has been a lifesaver to many. Recent research demonstrates that a combination of counselling...

There’s a lot of talk about addiction these days: to drugs, alcohol, sex, porn, coffee, food, cigarettes. You name it,...

People who suffer from depression may want to look to yoga as a complement to traditional therapies as the practice...

Loneliness and social isolation may represent a greater public health hazard than obesity, and their impact has been growing and...

The mental health issues gay men have to deal with aren’t limited to stigma and discrimination. According to a recent study,...