Urban space as a catalyst for improving mental health care
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In these early months of 2021, the world has been enveloped in the fog of COVID-19. We have heard and read conversations about an accompanying pandemic of mental disorders. What’s missing from this discourse is the fact that a pandemic of mental illness predates the emergence of COVID-19 by decades. The World Health Organization lists mental disorders, specifically depression, as the top cause of global disability. Mental illness disrupts social structures and creates enormous economic costs. The pandemic has exposed the precarious situation of those who live with complex mental disorders, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and substance use. In addition to persistent prejudice and discrimination directed toward people with mental illness, barriers to care and supports have been magnified.
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Published Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:16PM EDT Streetcar service changes will begin Monday to accommodate upgrades being made to a major intersection in Toronto’s west end. Starting on April 5, the intersection of King Street, Queen Street, The Queensway, and Roncesvalles Avenue (KQQR) will be partially closed to facilitate work that will continue through to summer 2022. The city and the TTC are planning major upgrades to the intersection at the foot of Roncesvalles Avenue where the four major streets meet. The changes will include streetcar track replacement, enhancements to streetcar stops, improved safety features for pedestrian and cyclists, and work on lighting, water mains and sewers.
FIFE COUNCIL have finally fixed a pothole three months after it caused damage costing at least £500 to a West Fifer s van. Steven Frain reported the ditch on Canmore Grove back on December 11 after it caused his tyre to rip and wheel rim to buckle. The impact caused a piece of concrete to jump out and hit his van, leading to damage to his power-steering and leaving Steven with a hefty bill. The state of the pothole was so bad that it measured 12 inches wide but couldn t be seen when filled with snow or rain. Steven finally spotted workman fixing the fault on March 4 – months after it was first reported.
Greensboro shooting leaves 1 person dead, 3 in hospital Share Updated: 11:31 PM EST Mar 12, 2021 Share Updated: 11:31 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
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Show Transcript WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG] [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WXII-TV] FROM WXII 12 NEWS, THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. TALITHA: FIVE PEOPLE ARE SHOT AT TWO SEVERED SEVERED SHOOTINGS IN REIDSVILLE. LET’S GET LIVE THAT TO THE SHOOTING THAT SENT FOUR PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? REPORTER: A LOT OF MOVING PARTS THIS EVENING. WE ARE AT THAT FIRST SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED JUST AFTER 7:00 P.M. TONIGHT. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SCENES. ONE ON SHAW STREET IN GREENSBORO AND ANOTHER ON HOFFMAN STREET. FOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SHOT. THREE ADULTS AND ONE PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18. POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE 200 BLOCK OF SHAW STREET AND THE 100 BLOCK OF HOFFMAN STREET. FOUR WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. FOUR PEOPLE SHOT