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The 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is a safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. If you are thinking about suicide, or you’re worried about someone else, you can call or text 9-8-8 toll free.


In Part One of our two-part series on the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline, we talk about what it is, how it works and who it’s there to help.


Hosts Megan Beahen and Alex Newman speak with Dr. Allison Crawford PhD, MD, Chief Medical Officer, 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline, and Aaron, a 9-8-8 responder.


A heads up before you listen that this episode deals with potentially sensitive subject-matter around suicide and mental health. Please find resources linked below, if you or someone you care about needs support. If your safety is at risk, call 911 right away.





Get Help Here: Mental health support

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/campaigns/get-help-here.html?utm_campaign=not-applicable&utm_medium=vanity-url&utm_source=canada-ca_mentalhealth



988 Suicide Crisis Helpline

https://988.ca/



The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | CAMH

https://www.camh.ca/



Hope for Wellness Helpline

https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/



Get support with these mental health resources - Kids Help Phone

https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Infectious diseases, pathogens (living things that cause disease) and vectors (living things that spread disease) are sensitive to changes in the environment and climate.

Hosts Megan Beahen and Alex Newman chat with Dr. Nick Ogden, Director of the Public Health Risk Sciences Division with the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory. Using ticks and Lyme disease as a case study, this episode explores the impacts that climate change is having on the infectious disease landscape in Canada.




⁠Infectious diseases and climate change



Lyme disease: Symptoms and treatment



Lyme disease video: How to properly remove a tick



Poster: Top 10 tick hiding spots on your body



Poster: Protect your pets from ticks and Lyme disease



Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate: Chapter 6 –
Infectious Diseases



The National Microbiology Laboratory helps to bring modified Lyme disease testing techniques to Canada: Blog

Palliative care is a holistic approach that treats a person with serious illness of any age, and in any setting. In Part One of our two-part series on serious illness and palliative care we address some misconceptions around palliative care and shed light on what a palliative approach to care looks like in practice.



Hosts Megan Beahen and Alex Newman chat with Dr. Samantha Winemaker, Palliative Care Physician, Associate Professor at McMaster University and Hsien Seow, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, Professor at McMaster University.



Learn more below.



Palliative care: Overview: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-services-benefits/palliative-care.html


Palliative care can help improve quality of life: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health/campaigns/palliative-care.html


Fact sheet: What to do when facing a serious illness: 3 sets of questions to ask your health care team: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/health-system-services/what-do-when-facing-serious-illness-3-sets-questions-ask-your-health-care-team.html


Waiting Room Revolution: https://www.waitingroomrevolution.com/


Canadian Directory of Hospice Palliative Care Services: https://www.chpca.ca/listings/

Infographic: Explore the full spectrum of palliative care: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/health-system-services/infographic-explore-full-spectrum-palliative-care.html


Caregiving and palliative care resource list: https://www.chpca.ca/resource/caregiving-palliative-care-resource-list/


Advance care planning resources: https://www.advancecareplanning.ca/

Host, Megan Beahen, sits down with Mark Morrissey, a behavioural scientist with the Public Health Agency of Canada. Mark and Megan discuss how we can effectively talk about potentially sensitive health topics using a behavioural science approach.


Learn more:
https://impact.canada.ca/en/behavioural-science

Host, Madeline Poplett, speaks with Lisette Dufour, Senior Oral Health Advisor with Health Canada and dental hygienist, about the surprising links between oral health and our overall health.

Learn more:

Canada Dental Care Plan: Do you qualify:
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/dental/dental-care-plan/qualify.html

Dental and oral health:
https://canada.ca/en/services/health/healthy-living/dental-oral.html

Taking care of your teeth and mouth:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/taking-care-your-teeth-mouth.html

Host, Megan Beahen, sits down with Lisette Dufour, Senior Oral Health Advisor and a dental hygienist with more that 40 years of experience. Lisette and Megan talk about the importance of a healthy mouth throughout our lifetime.

Learn more about:

Canadian Dental Care Plan:
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/dental/dental-care-plan.html


Oral health:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/topics/oral-health.html

Canada Dental Benefit:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/dental-benefit.html