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Illustration of a doctor opening the door of a hospital so an elderly woman, pulling a suitcase, can walk outside. Beyond the door is a brightly-coloured village.

May 2020 / Society

Dementia Care Gets Its Own Village

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 - by Karin Olafson

Inside a new housing model for managing mental decline—one that prioritizes patient autonomy

Overburdened

May 17, 2017April 6, 2020 - by University of King's College

Mental health issues cost Nova Scotia and PEI more than a billion dollars a year. But with long wait times and a shortage of specialists, the provinces are facing a crisis in providing adequate care

Life, at What Price?

November 12, 2004May 1, 2020 - by Ivor Shapiro

Canada does not have universal health care, but it could. The secret might lie in the Oregon experiment, a radical and life-promoting solution