Lack of attention given to ‘profound’ mental health challenges among Indigenous men, says advocacy campaign - Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

How losing my father and surviving illness led me to mental health advocacy This World Mental Health Day (10 October), the theme is "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change." It recognizes that people who have lived through hard moments hold knowledge that no manual can replace. For some Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff, that knowledge becomes a calling. For Serah Kalumbilo, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer at the Zambia Red Cross Society , it began in Lusaka, Zambia, in February 2021, barely two months after she joined the Red Cross. Her experience of illness and loss became the reason she started training others in Psychological First Aid. This is her story. My journey from survivor to mental health advocate Barely two months after joining the Zambia Red Cross Society, my life changed in a way I never imagined. I became seriously ill with COVID-19 and spent more than 30 days in isolation. What began as an illness soon became one of the most difficult experiences of my life. Isolation meant being physically separated from the people I loved and depended on. There were moments of fear, uncertainty and loneliness, not knowing what the next day

A comedy show is returning to Kingston this weekend building awareness, increasing understanding, and challenging stigma surrounding mental health. Stand Up for Mental Health teaches stand-up comedy to people with mental health challenges. The award-winning program was founded by counsellor and stand-up comic David Granirer in 2004 in Vancouver, and since then it has been building confidence and fighting stigma across the globe.

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) could transform diabetes management for millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes who don't take insulin, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The clinical trial found that adults using CGMs spent approximately five additional hours each day within their target blood sugar range compared with those receiving routine care. Nearly twice as many CGM users also achieved an A1c level below 7%, a common treatment goal for people with diabetes.