Addiction: a Burden on Children

11/24/2021 Delphine Caubet 0

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

Ariel Past and Present

11/08/2021 The Social Eyes 0

The goals of Humain Avant Tout (human above all) are to reduce the taboos attached to mental health, to break their isolation, to provide hope and motivate people to ask for help. The organization publicizes the testimonies of people who have experienced or who are experiencing […] See more

The SAQ for Children

10/17/2021 Raymond Viger 0

I line up at a branch of the SAQ, the Quebec Liquor Commission. I am getting our order for our concert venue, Bistro le Ste-Cath. By Raymond Viger  Waiting my turn at the cash, I look at all the “cuties” being offered to me. Let […] See more

Toxic Psychosis in Mexico

09/27/2021 The Social Eyes 0

A First-Person Account by Gabriel Julien I did a lot of drugs when I was a teen, and it made my mental health fragile. In 2007, I was on the French language TV reality show Occupation Double. In 2009, I was called in to do […] See more

Isolation Kills Men

08/22/2021 The Social Eyes 0

There is nothing new under the sun: boys have always learned to repress their emotions in order to live up to gender stereotypes. “A boy never cries. Be strong!” is an example given by journalist Liz Plank in her book For the Love of Men. […] See more