An experiential, arts-based community action project in the Comox Valley and Campbell River, Walk With Me shares recorded real-life stories of people caught up in the scale and suffering of the ever-worsening public health emergency, now entering its seventh year in British Columbia.
An innovative, experimental project takes steps to build empathy for those impacted by Canada’s toxic drug crisis in small Vancouver Island communities.
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SIDNEY It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But this year, it’s going to be very different. Take a 10-month pandemic, add in the pressures of Christmas, and you’ve got a recipe for stress on your mental health. Dr. Brianna Turner is an assistant professor in Psychology at the University of Victoria. It is OK to not feel OK, Dr. Turner told CTV News Wednesday. Many people experience mental health struggles. Family gatherings have been cancelled and people have lost their jobs during the pandemic. Typically, we see about 20 per cent of Canadians who report that they are experiencing high levels of depression or anxiety, even not in the pandemic, said the university professor. It’s higher now during COVID.