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October is ADHD Awareness Month!
4 October 2024ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting both children and adults. It is described as a “persistent” or ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that gets in the way of daily life or typical development. Individuals with ADHD may also have difficulties with maintaining attention, executive function (or the brain’s ability to begin an activity, organize itself and manage tasks) and working memory.
October is Healthy Workplace Month!
4 October 2024Today, CHWM is a year round resource that encourages workplaces to promote healthy workplace practices throughout the year. Its website serves as a central hub where organizations of all sizes are enabled to showcase their successes and share with others.
October is Women’s History Month!
4 October 2024October is Women’s History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the women and girls from our past, and our present, who are contributing to a better, more inclusive Canada. Let’s continue to honour women who have led by example and inspired other women and girls to realize their full potential by pursuing careers across all industries including those in non-traditional fields.
October is Mark it Read for Dyslexia Awareness Month!
4 October 2024Mark it Read is the official Canadian celebration for Dyslexia Awareness Month. October 1st, 2024 marks the start of our 7th annual national awareness-raising campaign. Each year across Canada, monuments and buildings are lit up red, schools and workplaces wear red, and cities and towns sign proclamations to officially declare the month of October as Dyslexia Awareness Month.
BC We Care! – Support Mental Health in BC
3 October 2024To support #MentalHealth in BC, we must take action to close the gap in access to care, raise the bar in the quality of care, and respond with care to people experiencing a crisis.
Citizen News Article – Suicide Prevention Day Workshops
9 September 2024In Prince George World Suicide Awareness Day will see the Crisis Prevention, Intervention & Information Centre for Northern BC and Canadian Mental Health Association of Northern BC partner for the first time to support mental health on Tuesday, Sept. 10 with a day of workshops offered to those who help others.
September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month
4 September 2024If you are thinking about suicide, or you’re worried about someone else, we want to help.
Call or text 9-8-8 toll free, any time — lines are open 24/7/365
September is World Alzheimer’s Month
4 September 2024Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that destroys brain cells, causing thinking ability and memory to deteriorate over time. Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of aging, and is irreversible.
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day
27 August 2024International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) – held on August 31 every year – is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind.