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Find Addiction Support Online: Your Guide to Recovery
Addiction is a tough journey. It can feel lonely and overwhelming. But you are not alone. Help is available, and you can find it online. This guide will walk you through how to find addiction support online. You will learn about the types of help available, who can assist you, and how to take the first steps toward recovery.
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Rebuilding Connections Through Family Recovery Strategies
When addiction or mental health challenges affect a family, the damage can feel overwhelming. Relationships fray. Trust breaks down. Hope seems distant. But recovery is possible. And rebuilding connections is a vital part of that journey. I want to share how family recovery strategies can help you restore bonds and create a healthier, more supportive environment. These strategies are practical, compassionate, and designed to work for real families facing real struggles. Under
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Benefits of Quitting Cannabis: What to Expect During Recovery
Benefits of Quitting Cannabis: What to Expect During Recovery Deciding to stop using cannabis is an important step toward improving your health and well-being. While the first few days and weeks can be challenging, most people find that the benefits of quitting far outweigh the temporary discomfort of withdrawal.
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Teens, Screens, and Mental Health: A New Guide Every Parent Should Read
To support families, we are pleased to announce the launch of our definitive guide to digital media overuse and addiction, written by members of the Mental Health Work Group at the Screen Time Action Network at Fairplay.
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Join Our Free Live Webinar: A Young Person’s Journey from Addiction to Recovery
This webinar is hosted by Mental Health Research Canada. It focuses on lived experience in conversations about mental health and recovery.
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Guiding Teens and Empowering Families Through Crisis
LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE: GUIDING TEENS AND EMPOWERING
FAMILIES THROUGH CRISIS
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Cannabis:🚨Intoxication vs. Impairment
Cannabis intoxicates and impairs. This post differentiates between cannabis impairment vs. intoxication.
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Turning Talk Into Action
I’m excited ✨💜 to invite you to an upcoming live 📖💬 webinar. Addiction affects the whole family—not just the individual. On Wed Nov 13th at 12-1pm et , Join Colette Currin, VP of EHN Guardians, and myself, for a powerful webinar on understanding teen and family recovery. I will share practical, compassionate strategies for families navigating addiction and mental health challenges. Learn how to spot warning signs, communicate effectively, and foster healing for the entire
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Unveiling the Hidden Ties Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Major Psychiatric Conditions
Image: Upsplash In recent years, the conversation around cannabis has evolved dramatically, particularly with legalization moving forward...
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Self-Harm in Teens: A Guide for Parents
March is Self-Harm Awareness Month, a time to bring some awareness to this important issue and provide support for those who are...
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New Stats: Youth Have Highest Rates of Substance Abuse & Dependence.
Substance use among youth is a reality. Youth have been found to have the highest rates of substance abuse and dependence.
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How To Work Collaboratively As Parents When Supporting Your Child Through Their Addiction Recovery
*Photo source: Wix As parents, it can be scary and overwhelming when supporting your child through their addiction recovery. It is normal...
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How to Support a Loved One Who Self-Harms
March is Self-Harm Awareness Month (also known as Self-Injury Awareness Month), an annual global awareness event and campaign where...
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Follow Your Bliss...
📸: @emma.e.arsenault Connect to be Free…… By Susan B. Raphael On February 18th, 1999, one woman’s life changed forever . . . Prior to...
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COVID_19 Workbook: Tolerance for Uncertainty
COVID_19 Workbook: Tolerance for Uncertainty. A guide to accept your feelings tolerate distress and thrive
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Psychological reactions to COVID-19: Why are they important?
Source “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Coping with and Preventing COVID-19 Posted on March 12, 2020 by CPA Webmaster Psychological factors...
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The New York Times Canada Letter: The lingering questions of legal cannabis
Reflecting on the legalization of cannabis...one year later. What have we learned? Where are we at? Where are we going?
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When we're Triggered: How to Stop Reaching Defensively
Every single moment your live - awake and aware inside your life - is another tiny (or huge) opportunity for healing, even your moments on F
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Emerging Adulthood vs. “Failure to Launch”
One of the best things about the work I get to do on a daily basis is the privilege I have of getting to know other professionals whose work
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