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Tackling Harmful Stereotypes Can Promote Veterans’ Mental Health

NewsWednesday, November 18, 2020

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Calgary veteran cycles to military monuments to raise awareness about effects of PTSD

Calgary Veteran Tegh Singh cycles to military monuments on Remembrance Day to raise posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness. He talks about how Remembrance can be a painful time of year, especially given the isolation of the pandemic. This isolation one…

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The other pandemic: The mental health toll on long-term care workers

Experts in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the military say the pandemic created circumstances for the development of moral injury and PTSD among front-line health care workers, similar to those experienced in the military. The Centre for Excellence on PTSD…

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Official statement on Whole Foods decision

NewsFriday, November 6, 2020

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Innovative Study on the Tone and Content of Veteran Media Coverage on Mental Health

NewsWednesday, November 4, 2020

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Participants needed for study on pandemic’s impact on veterans and their spouses

A new study, conducted by the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ont., in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (now known as the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families), aims to investigate the impact of…

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New study to look at how Canada’s veterans have been impacted by COVID-19

The Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ont. is partnering with the Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (now known as the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families) in Ottawa on a study investigating the impact of COVID-19 on…

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New study to assess pandemic’s impact on Canadian Veterans and their spouses

NewsThursday, October 15, 2020

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Canadian military studies ‘moral injuries’ that haunt soldiers off the battlefield

In 2012, while in Afghanistan, Canadian soldier Brian McKenna faced moral challenges when he had to let child traffickers pass during vehicle searches for explosives. This experience, among others, led to his diagnosis of moral injury, a psychological harm stemming…

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