Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is triggered by an event that poses a risk to a person’s life or physical integrity. During this event, the sufferer feels powerless and very scared. By Delphine Caubet The highest profile cases involve soldiers back from battle. But victims of […] See more
The numbers are alarming. In Canada, Indigenous persons represent 4% of the population. But in jail, they represent 23% of the male prison population and a third of females behind bars. And this overrepresentation is only growing. Proof: over the last 10 years the number […] See more
This week (November 21 – 27) is National Addictions Awareness Week. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction is posting a different article each day on a different topic to mark the occasion. Today’s topic is “Adverse Childhood Experiences.” Below, an article of ours […] See more
Can someone ever stop being an addict? Can a former addict limit their drug taking to simply recreational use? After you’ve stopped using, do you spend the rest of your life still craving your drug? By Delphine Caubet I met with Sylvain, a former addict […] See more
How to eat well on $600? With the high cost of rent these days, it’s tough to provide balanced, healthy diets. And what about families where one or both parents work and they still find themselves below the poverty line… By Delphine Caubet Despite these […] See more
Sophie is disinterested with all that surrounds her. She doesn’t want to go out with her friends. All she wants to do is sleep all day. Let’s face it, Sophie is sad. By Delphine Caubet Her doctor diagnoses her as depressed. This dynamic young woman, […] See more
My first idea was to write on the subject of conjugal violence. By Delphine Caubet I wanted to know what goes on inside the head of a man who mistreats his spouse. After several interviews and a lot of information collecting, I had to concede […] See more
My first idea was to write on the subject of conjugal violence. By Delphine Caubet I wanted to know what goes on inside the head of a man who mistreats his spouse. After several interviews and a lot of information collecting, I had to concede […] See more
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, happens after a traumatic event which has put the sufferer’s physical life or physical integrity under threat. By Delphine Caubet During this traumatic event, the person has experienced feelings of extreme fear and powerlessness. The most famous cases involve soldiers […] See more
The Oxford English Dictionary defines community service as: “Unpaid work, intended to be of social use, that an offender is required to do instead of going to prison.” At the Café Graffiti, no less than 50 people per year of all ages and trades come […] See more
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