On April 17th 2013, Chief Peter Moonias declared a state of emergency in the community of Neskantaga. Two suicides within days of each other are…
Sometimes when my eyes are red I go up on top of the RCA Building and gaze at my world, Manhattan— my buildings, streets I’ve…
“It’s hard, but I think it must be harder for my husband, being away for so long. He missed a lot of firsts when the…
By artist, Stephen Wiltshire Stephen was diagnosed with autism at a young age, and found that he could communicate through his art. He has a photographic…
“If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have…
On January 1st, 2008, fourteen year old Stefanie Rengel was murdered a few meters outside of her Toronto home. After receiving a mysterious phone call…
“Fifteen years ago there were very few people who knew about FASD. If you were to go to court and say, ‘My son or daughter…
Cara Bethel introduces her poem: “My husband served in Iraq 2005 and Afghanistan 2007. This is for him, he is my hero and came back…
We live in a world of self-diagnosis. With access to online medical databases like WebMD and kidshealth.org, it is easy to type symptoms into Google,…
Life flies by, we make plans, we chase after dreams and goals. We think we are indestructible, that nothing will stand in our way, then…
Clinical psychologists have a long tradition of attempting to understand what is “on the mind” of their clients by use of psychological tests. The Wechsler…
-lights out- fall, hands a-clasped, into instantaneous ecstasy like a shot of heroin or morphine, the gland inside of my brain discharging the good glad…
With her head bent down staring at the floor, saliva running down her chin, a woman is unable to lift her head or close her…
By synesthetic artist, Wassily Kandinsky. He describes this as one of his most complex pieces (1913).
Some of the most common questions posed to parents of newborns, particularly by other parents, relate to sleeping patterns. Choices around sleep can be personal…
Sukidi was brought to Lawang Mental Hospital, in Malang in East Java, a month ago suffering from severe mental health problems, physical abuse and malnutrition….
