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May 6, 2025
Mental Health Week and Wellness
May 5-11 is Mental Health Week, and the Canadian Mental Health Association’s theme this year is Unmasking Mental Health (#UnmaskingMentalHealth), centred on encouraging people across Canada to look beyond the surface and see the whole person. The Canadian Mental Health Association notes that “living with mental health challenges often forces people to hide behind a “mask” to protect themselves from...
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May 5, 2023
Mental Health Week – #My Story
May 1-7 is Mental Health Week, and the Canadian Mental Health Association’s theme this year is #My Story. To increase awareness and to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health, lawyers from Saskatchewan and across the country have shared their stories in recent years, including by participating in the national study Wellness of the Legal Profession. Every story supports healing and...
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December 12, 2022
Recommendations Released from National Study on Wellness in the Legal Profession
From Federation of Law Societies of Canada Findings from a recent national study on wellness in the legal profession raised alarms regarding the mental health of Canadian legal professionals. Recommendations from that study have now been published, calling on all stakeholders in the legal community – legal employers, law societies, bar associations, legal educators, the judiciary, and legal professionals themselves...
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April 28, 2022
Mental Health Week – It’s All About Empathy
Mental Health Week is May 2-8, 2022 and the Canadian Mental Health Association’s focus this year is empathy. What do you need to do to get ready to #Get Real about how to help? It’s a good question. We know that the stigma around mental illness still determines whether we recognize what we’re feeling, talk about how we’re doing, or...
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May 4, 2021
2021 Mental Health Week
From Canadian Mental Health Association From May 3-9, 2021, the Canadian Mental Health Association is hosting its #GetReal about how you feel and celebrating its 70th annual Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is understanding our emotions. Recognizing, labeling and accepting our feelings are all part of protecting and promoting good mental health for everyone. One in five Canadians experiences...
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January 29, 2020
Bell Let’s Talk
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day. In 2010, Bell Let’s Talk began a new conversation about Canada’s mental health. The goal of the day is to engage an open discussion about mental illness, offer new ideas and hope for those who struggle. The Law Society and SLIA are also eager to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental...
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