Breaking the silence
Overcoming mental health struggles in the shadows of stigma. *Trigger warning: suicide.* I’m alive. That was my first…
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A conversation about mental health in BIPOC communities at Concordia
The Haitian Student Association of Concordia partnered up with mental health groups to destigmatize mental illness in BIPOC…
How drug use and addiction is covered by media
When I was a kid, I was told not to do drugs and the conversation ended there. If…
Health professionals attempting to Fight Weight Stigma
For far too long, weight has been used as a health indicator. This inaccurate measurement has irresponsible and…
The misconceptions of marijuana
Analyzing the misplaced stigma surrounding cannabis consumption After years of debate, marijuana is finally legal in Canada. On…
Mental illness is as serious as physical illness
The stigma around mental illness needs to end, and the conversations need to start Full disclosure: I suffer…
Stigmas tackled on the silver screen
The Au Contraire Film Festival aims to change negative representations of mental illness through more than 20 works…
Scares, stigmas and STIs
VICTORIA — STIs, or sexually transmitted infections, have been a feared and stigmatized topic since biblical times. In…