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Meet Ian: Psychosocial Oncology Clinician at CancerCare Manitoba
Read Article: Meet Ian: Psychosocial Oncology Clinician at CancerCare ManitobaHaving a conversation with Ian Scott (MSW and RSW) about his role with CancerCare Manitoba’s psychosocial oncology department is inspiring yet calming. He is an insightful and thoughtful speaker, and you can imagine how a therapy session or support group with him could make a meaningful difference in the life of someone living with cancer.…
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Meet Olena: Occupational Therapist, ADHD Service, Shared Health
Read Article: Meet Olena: Occupational Therapist, ADHD Service, Shared HealthFor the past three years, Olena has worked as an Occupational Therapist (OT) with Shared Health’s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Service, supporting children and adolescents with ADHD and other neurodevelopmental or mental health disorders. Her work focuses on helping young people develop the skills and strategies they need to participate successfully in everyday activities,…
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Crisis Response Centre: An Ongoing Crisis for Clinicians
Read Article: Crisis Response Centre: An Ongoing Crisis for CliniciansPosted August 29, 2025 It has been 15 months since the Winnipeg Free Press published an article exposing the serious challenges facing mental health clinicians, social workers, nurses, and counsellors working at the Crisis Response Centre (CRC), a vital 24/7 facility that supports Manitobans in need of urgent mental health care. Fifteen months later, and…
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Meet Dorota: Mental Health Therapist Committed to PTSD Care
Read Article: Meet Dorota: Mental Health Therapist Committed to PTSD CareDorota, Mental Health Therapist Operational Stress Injury Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre Dorota is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) who works as a Mental Health Therapist at the Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre. She supports military members, veterans, RCMP officers, and their families as they navigate the impacts of trauma and…
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Unmasking Mental Health Services in Manitoba
Read Article: Unmasking Mental Health Services in ManitobaYou never know when mental illness might touch your life, or the life of someone you love. Whether it’s a child showing signs of anxiety or ADHD, a friend coping with depression after a traumatic event, a loved one struggling with addiction, or your own quiet battle with burnout or intrusive thoughts, mental health challenges…
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Budget 2025: Province commits to “rebuilding health care”
Read Article: Budget 2025: Province commits to “rebuilding health care”You can’t rebuild health care without investing in allied health. As Manitoba’s only union solely dedicated to representing highly specialized professional/ technical and paramedical allied health professionals, MAHCP has access to expert frontline insights into the areas of greatest need, which we shared with the provincial government during the pre-budget consultation phase: NOTE: On March…
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Meet Emma: Rehabilitation Counsellor
Read Article: Meet Emma: Rehabilitation CounsellorEmma Mercer started her career in health-care eight years ago working on a crisis line. Over time, her role shifted to involve more in-person support, and she developed a love for group therapy and seeing her clients shift and change.
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MAHCP President comments on critical incident at HSC’s Crisis Response Centre
Read Article: MAHCP President comments on critical incident at HSC’s Crisis Response CentreOn May 11, yet another terrible and tragic incident unfolded at the HSC Crisis Response Centre (CRC), a facility opened in 2013 as a central access point for adults in crisis. Patients are not admitted, but they may need to stay there while awaiting transfer to a psychiatric facility. In a powerful story this past…
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Practicing Self-compassion: Mental Health Week 2024
Read Article: Practicing Self-compassion: Mental Health Week 2024May 6 to 12 is CMHA National’s / ACSM National Mental Health Week, and this year’s theme is ‘A Call to be Kind’, focused on compassion and kindness — something allied health professionals practice every day. And that means work can take a toll. Have you heard of secondary trauma? What about vicarious trauma or…
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Meet Sharon, RSW: Driven by purpose
Read Article: Meet Sharon, RSW: Driven by purposeSharon Y., Registered Social Worker at Women’s Health Clinic, calls herself a “worker at heart,” and says that her career has been the result of opportunity, circumstance and getting behind causes that align with who she is at her core. “I started out in health care 26 years ago as a volunteer at Women’s Health…
