Category: Mental Health Services
Free Mental Health Assessments Provide Information People Can Use
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, Stevenson, Waplak & Associates (SWA) offered free mental health assessments as part of Mental Illness Awareness Week; SWA wanted to give people in the community a chance to…
A Day In the Life of a Clinical Mental Health Pro
When you have a career in the mental health field, every day is different. The field of psychology offers a lot of different branches to choose from; the work done by Stevenson,…
To Medicate or Not? Results-Based Mental Health Treatment
“Medication” and “mental illness”: Two terms that evoke a broad range of emotions. Some people view pharmaceuticals as an effective solution while others are wary of overmedication, particularly in children. Stevenson, Waplak…
Free Mental Health Assessment A Chance to Get Accurate Information
Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 is Mental Illness Awareness Week, dedicated to raising the profile of health issues that impact every Canadian but most are afraid to discuss. According to the Mental…
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? How the seasons can impact your mood and well-being
With the warm and sunny late-summer weather, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) may be the last thing on your mind. Most people associate SAD, a disorder marked by symptoms like anxiety, with the…
Mental Health Statistics
Mental health has a significant human and economic impact in Ontario and across the country. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, every year mental illness affects 20 percent of Canadians and…
Natural Depression Remedies As Part Of A Treatment Plan
Many adults are living with depression, a disease with a variety of causes that affects each person differently. It can be caused by many different factors, and treated with different types of…
Mental Health Facts
There are more than 300 different types of mental health disorders – illnesses that have an impact on an individual’s thinking, mood or behaviour. Some are temporary while others require longer-term care…
Canadian Mental Health: SWA’s Approach
Even a suspicion of mental illness in yourself or someone you care about can bring up a mess of emotions like fear, helplessness, frustration, or relief that there’s a cause behind the…
Canadian Mental Health Week: May 7-13
Do you think of stress as a mental health issue? What about periods of time when you feel really negative about the way life is going, or overwhelmed by the number of…