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This account is not monitored. For immediate help, call the Mental Health Support Line at 310-6789. Stay up-to-date with our Partners: @Anxiety_Canada @BCSchizophrenia @UVic_CISUR @CMHABC @familysmartcda @loveourbodies @MDA_BC

Listen in for an informative conversation with Dr. Josie Geller, Clinical Psychologist and Director of Research, Eating Disorders Program at St. Paul’s Hospital, hosted by @loveourbodies Jessie's Legacy Director of Community & Provincial Programs, Laurie Kohl.

Show your support for Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness Week (PEDAW), Feb.1-7! Organize an event, wear purple, or visit venues lit up purple. Share on social media, use #purpleforpedaw or #eatingdisordersawareness and tag @loveourbodies. Find out more jessieslegacy.com/pedaw/

This episode of #OurAnxietyStories - the @Anxiety_Canada Podcast highlights how everyone deserves the right care when it comes to #anxiety. Hear geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Iaboni talk the need for specialized treatment tailored to seniors' circumstances: anxietycanada.com/podcast/andrea…

Looking for a podcast to listen to this summer while you lounge by the pool, do household chores, commute for work, or engage in a workout or sport? The #OurAnxietyStories Podcast from @Anxiety_Canada helps normalize #anxiety with humour and heart. anxietycanada.com/podcasts-ouran…

Jessie’s Legacy (@loveourbodies) in partnership w/ Vancouver Coastal Health have developed a guide to highlight quality, evidence-based resources & tools to help teachers promote positive body image in their students. Access the resources & full guide: jessieslegacy.com/promoting-posi…

Tamara Taggart's broadcasting, advocacy & volunteering kept her busy enough to avoid thinking about her #mentalhealth. In this week's featured episode of @Anxiety_Canada's #OurAnxietyStories, Tamara looks back on the different ways she coped with #anxiety: anxietycanada.com/podcast/tamara…

In this week's featured episode of #OurAnxietyStories, the @Anxiety_Canada podcast, guest and former Youth Network Ambassador, Rosemary Young, shares why she thinks it's important for youth to be educated on #mentalhealth. Listen to the episode here: anxietycanada.com/podcast/rosema…

In this episode of the @Anxiety_Canada podcast #OurAnxietyStories, Stephanie Zito shares that she started her Instagram account (SelfCareSpotlight) to #breakthestigma around #mentalhealth and help people cope.⁠ Listen to Stephanie’s story here: anxietycanada.com/podcast/stepha…

Body acceptance exists on a spectrum. It does not need to be body love or body dissatisfaction only. There is a middle ground between loving your body & being critical of it, & this is called body neutrality. Read more from @loveourbodies: jessieslegacy.com/body-neutralit…

The Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division’s Lorne Fraser Scholarship for Mental Health Promotion is designed to support people with experience of mental illnesses as they pursue post-secondary. For more information, go to our website at cmha.bc.ca/programs-servi…

Save the Date! From 12:00-1:15pm, on July 26th, Corey McAuliffe, an embedded researcher at CMHA, BC, and UBC, will be providing a brief overview of the results from the CSP evaluation! Please reserve your free tickets on Eventbrite at eventbrite.ca/e/hmhc-talks-r…

New video resource for families to listen and learn from people with lived experience and professionals because we know our kids do better when the adults who care about them are supported. Watch it here: youtu.be/4ozinM5Ixf4 @HeretoHelpBC #Pride #PrideMonth #mentalhealth

June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day! This day is dedicated to celebrating the uniqueness and beauty of Indigenous culture. Please take the time to read more about this day at rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100013… #NIPD2023

"Cultural safety involves developing an ongoing personal practice of critical self-reflection, paying attention to how social and historical contexts shape health and health care systems, and being honest about one’s own power and privilege." ➡️ bit.ly/3qL9DZu

The CMHA, BC Division has officially released several scholarships and bursaries for the 2023-2024 school year! Mark your calendars for the application deadline of July 17th, 2023 and take a look at the website for more information! #scholarships2023 cmha.bc.ca/programs-servi…

Food prices do not affect everyone equally. Healthy eating is increasingly out of reach for individuals and families living on low incomes. Check out B.C.’s Food Costing report: bccdc.ca/Documents/Food… Cost of eating infographic also available here: bccdc.ca/Documents/Affo…

This week for #ActionAnxietyDay, over 300 schools are using our Educator Toolkit to bring #anxietyeducation to the classroom: anxietycanada.com/action-anxiety… A huge thank you to our Mindful Partner, @telus, for supporting Action Anxiety Day and helping us spread #anxietyawareness. 💙🧡

❤️🧡💛💚💙 💜🖤🤎 Love knows no boundaries. ❤️🧡💛💚💙 💜🖤🤎 Today we launch our Summer of Love '23 campaign, where we travel across BC, weaving a tapestry of love and acceptance in every community we visit! Learn more at qmunity.ca/summer-of-love #SummerOfLove23 #Pride #BCpride

The countdown is on: 10 more days until #ActionAnxietyDay. Learn more about the #AnxietyAwareness day from @Anxiety_Canada and how you can get involved here: anxietycanada.com/action-anxiety…