by HomeOfEighT8 | Aug 3, 2011 | Health, Resources
Alcohol consumption is climbing at a faster rate on Vancouver Island than in other regions in B.C., according to the Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. at UVic. Centre director Tim Stockwell suggests the Island’s higher rate, measured between 2002 and 2009,...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jul 21, 2011 | Advice, Parenting, Resources
Forget leaking sex tapes, getting multiple plastic surgeries, and fist-pumping. The latest way to get on the cover of a tabloid these days? Get pregnant and have a baby when you’re a teenager, and do it on TV. Last month, Us Weekly featured an exclusive with...
by HomeOfEighT8 | May 4, 2011 | Health, Resources
A difficult childhood reduces life expectancy by 20 years among adults who experienced six or more particular types of abuse or household dysfunction as kids, while those who suffered fewer types of trauma lost fewer years of life, a large-scale epidemiological study...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Mar 8, 2011 | Parenting, Resources
The Cridge Young Parent programs is very proud of Jessica. Over the last few years, she has overcome many challenges. In this TV spot, which aired on CHEK TV March 4th, Jessica talkes about her roll in bringing the LifeRing program to Kawanis House in Victoria, BC....
by HomeOfEighT8 | Feb 24, 2011 | Resources
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S HOMELESS SUFFERED FROM SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES LONG BEFORE THEY LOST THEIR HOMES, A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND. And more than half of Vancouver’s homeless and mentally ill suffer from schizophrenia, according to preliminary data from...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Feb 2, 2011 | Resources
VICTORIA – For years it has been BC’s shame. Our worst place national ranking in child poverty has persisted whether the economy is booming or not. In all that time the Campbell government has insisted it’s been working to fix the problem...
