5 www.rnca.ca Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Association 28th Annual Community Guide Mental Health Awareness Mental Health Awareness RNCA News & Photo Album What are Mental Illnesses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Let’s Talk About Stigma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Stigma and Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6 Reasons to Work for Mental Health Parity . . . 21 Ending the Health Care Disparity in Canada . . 23 Anxiety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Depression and Bipolar Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Eating Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) . . . . . . 37 Schizophrenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 First Responder, Trauma and PTSD . . . . . . . . . 47 Preventing Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Suicide in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Transforming Mental Health for Children and Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Use Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Studying Stress in Police Work . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Facts You Might Not Know About Sleep and Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 5 Tips for a Better Sleep Tonight . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Mindfulness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Mindfulness in Newfoundland and Labrador . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Measuring Positive Mental Health in Canada: Myths and Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Mental Health in the Workplace . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Create Your Own Workplace Wellness Box . . . 73 The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise . . . . . . 75 The Complex Links Between Social Media and Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Significant Warning Signs You May Have a Mental Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Newfoundland and Labrador First in Canada to Launch Innovative e-Health Technology for Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Take Care of Your Mental Health on the Go . . . 83 DoorWays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Mental Health and Addiction Assistance in Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Ten Ways to Boost Your Mental Health . . . . . . . 95 Mental Illness in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 HELP LINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 RNCA made a $2000 donation to Canadian Mental Health Association Newfoundland and Labrador . . . . . . . . . . 97 Donations to the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Detective Sgt. Thomas Fraize Scholarship . . . . 99 RNC Partners with Wounded Warriors Canada to Help Offset Mental Health Issues Among First Responders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Cst. William Moss Softball Tournie . . . . . . . . . 105 Law Enforcement Torch Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Shamrock Showdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 1st RNC Police Venturer Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 RNCA Messages Message from the Premier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Message from the RNCA President . . . . . . . . . . 3 RNCA Executive Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Message from the Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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