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Love Letter to Men

To say that the inaugural Love Letter to Men Forum on Men's Mental Health was a massive success would be a complete understatement. The amount of collaboration from organizers, presenters and participants was incredible.

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Hope to Heal

Spruce Grove's Dochas Psychological Services and Stony Plain's Coordinated Suicide Prevention Program have come together to offer a support group for those who have attempted suicide; the only one of its kind in western Canada.

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Living Life to the Full!

Want to know how to feel happier, more confident and worry less right now? Would you like to learn new ways of dealing with life’s challenges? Living Life to the Full is a fun,interactive online course offered by CMHA Edmonton that will leave you with the inspiration and tools to get the most out of life!

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How the Distress Centre Calgary implemented Canada’s first peer chat and text service for youth in distress: ConnecTeen

Realizing their telephone-based teen distress line was underutilized, DCC decided to try something new, and became the first organization in Canada to offer an online peer chat and texting service for youth in distress, now known as ConnecTeen.

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Institutionalizing Empathy-led Security at Edmonton City Centre, Paladin Security and QuadReal Property Group

This story picks up from where we left off in the Shared Wisdom story, “From enforcement to coffee and compassion: Trauma-informed care at Edmonton City Centre” that described a sea change in how security services are conceived and delivered at Edmonton City Centre (ECC).

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Making a difference: When effective training meets people and settings ready for change

What is it about some forms of training that inspire people to put evidence and new ideas into practice? We explored the training provided by the Imagine Institute for Learning under the umbrella of the Community Mental Health Action Plan.

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