At EHN-Canada we say that “the right treatment can change everything.” What do we mean by “the right treatment?” We mean evidence based treatment founded on the principles of scientific inquiry; we mean treatment that has been evaluated by an external licensing body or Accreditation agency; we mean treatment that has conducted valid outcome studies … Read more
Alcohol Use Disorder Alcohol has been and remains the most common substance of abuse in Canada. While the legal age of alcohol consumption is 19 in most provinces, people typically begin experimenting with alcohol in their min-teens and start drinking without incident in their early twenties and beyond. Despite the common place that alcohol holds … Read more
As declared by Health Canada and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, North America is in the midst of an Opioid Crisis. It is widely accepted that the crisis has resulted from the proliferation of prescription opiate use, the wide spread availability of potent opiates such and Fentanal, limited access to … Read more
Meet the front lines of Bellwood Health Services Team Lead of Admissions Colleen Lamond has been working with Bellwood for 8 years. She is the lead of admissions team and is one of the many faces people meet when starting their journey here at Bellwood. We asked how working in this field has changed her … Read more
Congratulations to our very own Vanisha Breault on winning the Canadian Mental Health Association (Alberta division)’s Nadine Stirling Award. It is awarded to a person with lived experience or immediate family member in recognition of their effort to attack stigma and/or support the development of self-help initiatives or facilitate consumer participation. Vanisha Breault has overcome … Read more
