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When the federal government introduced supplemental health copayments for asylum seekers and refugee claimants earlier this spring, it also quietly brought in a 10-hour yearly cap on mental health sessions for them, CBC News has learned. Mental health practitioners have been lobbying for a reversal since, with limited success.  No …

This is Part 1 of CBC Calgary’s coverage of the growing waitlist for kids with disabilities. An estimated 20,000 children are stuck on Alberta’s Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) waiting list, facing years of delays to get speech, behavioural and other treatment or therapy for autism and various …

LISTEN | Full interview with Dear Alana host Kent Fung: As It Happens6:29Man who underwent conversion therapy on edge after U.S. Supreme Court strikes down ban The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that banning conversion therapy for minors is a violation of free speech. But a man who underwent the …

For decades, Sherri Topple’s world was overshadowed by the crushing weight of depression that no medication or therapy seemed to fix. It wasn’t until she tried ketamine therapy that she finally felt a sense of relief.  At her worst, the Nova Scotia woman says she could barely muster up the …

Other People’s Problems40:41Welcome to Other People’s Problems – On Drugs Some Canadians who suffer from mental illness are turning to psychedelic therapy that utilizes cannabis instead of better-known psychedelics such as psilocybin. In psychedelic therapy — an emerging field, no matter the substance — patients use drugs that alter their …

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case from Colorado to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for 2SLGBTQ+ children. The conservative-led court is taking up the case amid actions by President Donald Trump targeting transgender people, including a ban on military …

The findings from a single-patient gene therapy trial at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) show promise in halting the progression of a young Toronto boy’s rare disease. Michael Pirovolakis has spastic paraplegia type 50 (SPG50), an “ultra-rare” neurodegenerative disorder that causes developmental delays, speech impairment, seizures and progressive paralysis. …

A farm just east of Winnipeg is helping people recover from past trauma through human-horse connections. Symatree Farm partners with Peace of Mind Therapy and Consultation to help people heal from trauma, anxiety, or depression through equine-assisted therapy. “Being in nature, working with the animals — there’s just a magic …

TORONTO — Most of the children in Ontario waiting for publicly funded core autism therapy will not receive it any time soon, the government says in an internal assessment obtained by The Canadian Press. Days into his new role this spring as Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Michael …

TORONTO — The Ontario government has failed to meet its target of providing funding for 8,000 children to receive core autism therapies by the end of the fall, though it won’t say by how much. While a spokesperson for the minister of children, community and social services said the province’s …