Two recent cases of death by suicide among Indian international students in Canada have shed light on a disturbing trend, which seems to have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Concerned community members want students to know that they are not alone with their problems.
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Visa applicants reaching out to Immigration Canada are increasingly expressing intentions of suicide because of pandemic-related processing delays.
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The Brampton-based mental health organization SOCH focuses on addressing the stigma that South Asian men in Ontario face when dealing with mental health.
View More Men’s Forum Addresses Mental Health in South Asian CommunityThe Globe and Mail featured a fascinating story in its weekend edition (August 12) on suicides in Toronto in which people throw themselves in front of subway cars. This has to be a particularly gruesome…
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Imagine that you are an Afghan refugee. You are a single mother of two children who has fled an abusive marriage, and survived two rapes, including one in a refugee detention centre that resulted in…
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