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Out of the shadows

Posted on October 29, 2015August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

In rural West Africa, this treatment takes its most violent form with those suffering from mental disorders often left outdoors in the elements, chained to trees for years on end and regularly whipped to force “evil spirits” to leave their bodies. — ALJAZEERA

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Praying for a cure

Posted on October 11, 2015January 13, 2021 by Linda Givetash

In West Africa, hundreds of people with mental illness live in awful conditions. One organization is fighting for a new approach to treatment.

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Happy at home

Posted on June 8, 2015March 11, 2019 by Linda Givetash

Seventy-year-old Paul Morrison is among 700,000 Canadians living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Despite the diagnosis, Morrison continues to live alone in his Vancouver home. This story is about the people and resources helping Morrison maintain his independence.

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Vancouver for Sale: Election 2014

Posted on November 13, 2014March 11, 2019 by Linda Givetash

“While the provincial government is to blame for not imposing campaign finance reforms at the municipal level, smaller party candidates are railing against big spending by donors to the NPA and Vision in BC’s biggest city.”

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Health research in SA short R1.6 billion

Posted on July 11, 2014March 11, 2019 by Linda Givetash

Bongani Mayosi, head of the department of medicine at the University of Cape Town, explains the shortfall in government spending for health research and suggests how the problem can be corrected.

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Rape culture blames victims, normalises violence – experts

Posted on July 10, 2014August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

Every day, news headlines feature stories about incidents of rape and sexual assault in communities across the country. Although rape is incredibly prevalent, many offences go unreported.

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A third of South Africans affected by mental illness – expert

Posted on July 7, 2014August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

July is Mental Illness Awareness Month and the South African Depression and Anxiety Group is encouraging people to seek help.

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Child protection week

Posted on June 4, 2014August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

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Anxious times for West End store owners

Posted on March 26, 2014August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

“We’ve been shouldering this for quite a long time and it’s pretty hard,” said Zhang. “We were hoping the landlord [would] come up with a solution so we could help each other, we could stay with more reasonable rent.”“It’s not happening and so we have to find a lower-rent place.”

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