Ottawa promises to overhaul mental-health services for military

theglobeandmail.com LES PERREAUX AND RENATA D’ALIESIO The mental-health system for treating military personnel and veterans will undergo a sweeping overhaul to better care for them from boot camp through their retirement years, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has revealed. Top-ranking officials in Defence and Veterans Affairs are looking at “creating a new structure that’s going to READ MORE

Domestic violence, mental illness and drug abuse: The tragic lives of children in care who died

thejournal.ie REVIEWS OF THE DEATHS of 13 young people known to the child and family agency Tusla have highlighted the importance of early intervention with children in Ireland experiencing difficulties in their lives. Of the 13 young people who died, four died of natural causes, eight took their own lives and one died of a READ MORE