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
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
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
When you’ve been sexually assaulted by your own father and sold off by your own mother, it’s tough to say that prostitution is a choice. It’s just a continuation. By Martine Letarte According to the Council on the Status of Women, no less than 80% […] See more
Among the factors that accelerate the aging process, we find stress. By Raymond Viger Studies present stress in different forms and in different contexts. We say that students are stressed. Men are too. Parents are stressed. Women too… everyone is stressed at some point in […] See more
Alcohol and tobacco are the substances consumed around the world that do the most damage to human health. That, according to a report on the usage of illicit and licit (illegal and legal) drugs published in the scientific journal Addiction. By Alexandra Bachot The substance […] See more
For over a quarter of a century, interveners like myself have walked the lengths of the streets they serve in order to exchange, with addicts, dirty needles for clean drug paraphernalia. By Raymond Viger It’s all part of a strategy of reducing negative outcomes, both […] See more
Montreal is opening up two supervised injection sites (SIS) for intravenous drug users. Should we be satisfied with this victory? By Raymond Viger True, an SIS responds to many needs. It minimizes negative outcomes for society in general as well as for the individual user. […] See more
Stress, anxiety, depression… The life of a student isn’t all rest and relaxation. Their mental health can be precarious. It’s a phenomenon that worries professors and doctors more and more. It’s talked about a lot in universities, and elsewhere. By Charlotte Robec Camille, 18, is […] See more
Stress is a sneaky, insidious force that weaves its web inside your mind until all you see are shades of black. By Raymond Viger How we escape stress can cause us even more harm: alcohol, drugs, escapism… But not all our responses to stress are, […] See more
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