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Family of mother who died by suicide calls for better supports for postpartum depression

WARNING: This story contains discussion of suicide. Jenna Dorman was a successful tech executive and mother of two. The 42-year-old died by suicide in November 2024 after a battle with severe postpartum depression. Her family is now sharing her story to push the B.C. government for better mental health supports …

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तमिलनाडु में खींचतान:दिनाकरन ने Aiadmk को दिया समर्थन; बोले- लोकतंत्र से खिलवाड़; फर्जी समर्थन पत्र का आरोप – Ttv Dhinakaran Supports Aiadmk, Alleges Forgery And Horse Trading In Tamil Nadu Politics

तमिलनाडु में सरकार गठन को लेकर जारी राजनीतिक हलचल के बीच टीटीवी दिनाकरन ने बड़ा बयान देते हुए एडप्पादी के. पलानीस्वामी के नेतृत्व में सरकार बनाने के लिए समर्थन की घोषणा की है। दिनाकरन ने राज्यपाल राजेंद्र आर्लेकर को पत्र सौंपकर इस समर्थन की जानकारी दी। फर्जी पत्र और हॉर्स …

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Should some rural ERs close permanently if better supports are in place?

Plastic covers new chairs in the pristine waiting area of the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital’s newly constructed, ‘state-of-the-art’ emergency room (ER), which officially opens for residents in this rural eastern Ontario community in January. The next challenge will be keeping the doors open. And that hinges on the availability …

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Intimate partner violence put this woman in foster care as a child. Advocates today want more youth supports

Warning: This story details of intimate partner violence and may affect those who’ve experienced or been impacted by it. Lydia was just five years old, yet vividly remembers the knock on the door of her family’s southwestern Ontario home that would change the trajectory of her life.  Two police officers and a …

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Supports for those experiencing homelessness in Lethbridge expanding – Lethbridge

By Jordan Prentice Global News Posted July 25, 2024 8:37 am Updated July 25, 2024 8:38 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre is set to expand from 120 to 230 spaces. While the project and its funding were …

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More than 70,000 kids in Ontario seeking publicly funded autism supports

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says there are more than 70,000 children seeking support through the Ontario Autism Program, but fewer than 15,000 are getting funding for core therapy. Not all children registered in the program are waiting for core therapy, which funds applied behaviour analysis, …

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‘Mommy will help me’: Navigating the web of supports for kids with autism in Ontario

Alexis Wilson suddenly awoke one night three years ago to her four-year-old son Emmett in her room, screaming, scratching his face and hitting his head against the wall. He did not speak much aside from one sentence, the last words he would say before plunging into a deep — and …

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‘No supports’ for First Nations adults with disabilities on reserve, advocates say – Winnipeg

Kaylie Bercier has dreams and goals, but her family says there are many hurdles in the way of achieving them because the services needed to support her through her disabilities just aren’t there. “If you live off-reserve, the services are there, but if you live on-reserve, they’re not,” Kaylie’s mom, …

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