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Mental health

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What to know about seasonal depression and its impact on women

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/what-to-know-about-seasonal-depression-and-its-impact-on-women/
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Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, new study says

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/07/women-carry-a-higher-genetic-risk-of-depression-new-study-says
Mary Deacon Bell Let's Talk founder

Bell Let’s Talk turns 15: Meet Mary Deacon, the woman who built a mental health movement

If you ask Mary Deacon what first sparked her passion for mental health advocacy, she’ll tell you it wasn’t theory or training – it was personal. In August 1991, just …
By Bell Let’s Talk
Mary Deacon Bell Let's Talk founder
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Suicide rates are rising among teenage girls in Canada. Here’s what a study found

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/suicide-rates-are-rising-among-teenage-girls-in-canada-heres-what-a-study-found/
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2025 Mental Health Summit: Advancing women’s mental health good for employees and employers

https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/2025-mental-health-summit-advancing-womens-mental-health-good-for-employees-and-employers/
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Women-only mental health service opens for veterans

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d4z2gddvyo.amp

From suicidal ideation to radical optimism: The birth of The Dark Pollyanna

This story deals with difficult subject matter. I didn’t always know what to call it. The constant undercurrent. The pull toward done. What I now understand as suicida…
By Elaine Lindsay
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Girls and young women need better access to mental health care, StatsCan report suggests

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/girls-young-women-mental-health-stat-can-1.7540537