On a sunny Tuesday morning, four enthusiastic students sat down for an interview about WHOLE Churchill. WHOLE Churchill is a community created by Haroon M., Megan C., Rahul A., and Sidharth S., to promote awareness of mental health for all youth, starting with the students of Sir Winston Churchill High School. Shruti: What is…
1 out of every 5 Canadians will personally experience a mental health illness in their lifetime. That amounts to 20% of the population – a whole lot of people! Stigma or discrimination attached to mental illnesses presents a serious barrier, not only to diagnosis and treatment but also to acceptance in the community. There’s stigma surrounding mental health,…
Sometimes, I like to imagine a world where mental health can be talked about as freely as the weather, or say, physical health. That’s the thought I had when I opened up on Facebook about some of my mental illness struggles, and that’s the thought I had all day on Monday, March 16, as I…