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Defeat Depression Run / Walk

Join us for the Defeat Depression Event and help raise funds for local mental health services! Whether you’re looking for

Kingston Police announce partnership with Wounded Warriors Canada

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment first responders, Kingston, Kingston Police, mental health, partnership, support programs, veterans, Wounded Warriors Canada

Kingston Police announced today have partnered with one of the nation’s largest charities providing mental health programs to veterans, first

Community Health Music News Theatre & Film

Local artists, musicians, first responders come together to create music video with a message

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Tori Stafford 2 Comments 10-4, 911, Andrew Phillips, dispatchers, emergency response, firefighters, first responders, Kelli Trottier, Kingston, Marian Constandinou, mental health, music video, paramedics, police, Teagan McLaren

“It’s very difficult for first responders to ask for help. We’re so used to being the ones who people go

A Perpetual Caregiver: Charles Kirk Clarke and the Treatment of Women at Rockwood Asylum

The Museum of Health Care at Kingston presents the 23rd annual Margaret Angus Research Fellowship presentation, “A Perpetual Caregiver: Charles

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Parents, community members invited to 2019 Safe Spaces Symposium

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments community supports, Dr. Kieran Moore, Dr. Lee Airton, gender, HARS, Islamic Society of Kingston, Jamil Jivani, Kevin Lamoureux, Kingston, Kingston Jewish Council, Limestone District School Board, mental health, Parent Involvement Committee, race, reconciliation, Safe Spaces Symposium, St. Lawrence College, Suche James, Trans Family Kingston, vaping

Vaping, rage, gender identity, race, and reconciliation – these are all topics very current topics, and ones that can be

AMHS-KFLA and CMHA Kingston discussing formal integration

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Addiction and Mental Heath Services KFLA, addictions, AMHS-KFLA, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), formal partnership, integration, Karen Berti, Kingston, mental health, Sherry Lachine

The Kingston Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA Kingston) and Addictions and Mental Health Services – Kingston, Frontenac,

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Local comedian stands up for mental health awareness

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 Michelle Allan 1 Comment Al Babcock, comedy, community groups, It's all in your head, Kingston, mental health, mental health awareness, music, poetry, raffle, The Grad Club, The Iron King gym, yoga

Local comedian Al Babcock is fighting mental health stigma with a night of local entertainment called ‘It’s All In Your

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Nonprofit doula service and information centre to open in Kingston

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments birthing, Chelsea Loutsenko, Doula Support Foundations, doulas, expectant parents, Kingston, Laura Pascoe, low-income families, mental health, not-for-profit, opioid use, postpartum, pregnancy, substance use, support

The Doula Support Foundation will be opening in Kingston this fall to provide pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum services

Community Family Health News

Family and Children’s Services recognize mental health advocate with Family Advocacy Award

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Anne O'Riordan, Family Advocacy Award, Family and Children's Services Frontenac Lennox and Addington, Family Engagement Work Group, FCSFLA, Kingston, mental health, mental health advocacy, Moving on Mental Health Task Force, occupational therapy, Queen's University

Each year, Family and Children’s Services of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (FACSFLA) bestows their prestigious Family Advocacy Award to an

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Youth Diversion receives $17k grant toward addiction workshops for elementary students

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments $17k, addiction education workshops, Bell, Bell Let's Talk, cannabis, Community Fund grant, drugs, early addiction education, Kingston, mental health, mental illness, opioid crisis, substance abuse, substance use, youth, Youth Diversion Program

While the Bell Let’s Talk campaign undoubtedly raises mental health awareness across the country, here in Kingston, it’s also helping

Family Health News

When needed, support for youths is only a text away

December 21, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 24/7, anxiety, Crisis Text Line, immediate support, isolation, kids, Kids Help Phone, Kingston, mental health, suicide, support, text, young people, youth

Perhaps unsurprisingly, research done by Kids Help Phone has found that 42 per cent of young people would rather write

Art Books & Lit Community Culture Events Family Food & Drink Health Music Sports & Recreation Spotlight ygk Theatre & Film

Spotlight YGK: November 2 edition

November 2, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments art, bands, bars, bowling, CFRC 101.9fm, dance, events, Kingston, Kingston Holiday Market, Kingston Symphony, Kingstonist, live music, mental health, music, Vinyl

Spotlight YGK “Welcome sweet November, the season of senses and my favorite month of all.” ? Gregory F. Lenz This

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