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Mennonites, medicine, and the body Canadian Mennonite …

WEBThe poster for the conference, “Mennonites, Medicine and the Body: Health, Illness and Medical Research in the Past and Present,” held at Canadian Mennonite …

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The changing face of mental illness among Mennonites

WEBIt is estimated that 10 percent of the Canadian working population has a diagnosable mental illness. The Canadian economy loses an estimated $30 billion a …

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Holding the hope Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBMental illness refers to a range of concerns, from anxiety and depression, to eating disorders, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, adjustment disorders, personality …

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Mennonite leaders weigh in on vaccination

WEBWe advise all readers to follow the recommendations of their regional, provincial and national health authorities. –Virginia A. Hostetler, Executive Editor. …

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Project explores legacy of 1920s trauma on Mennonite women

WEBProject explores legacy of 1920s trauma on Mennonite women. Mennonites in a train car en route from Russia to Canada in 1923. (Photo by Arthur Slagel, courtesy of …

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‘A fine line between surviving and falling apart’

WEBWhen talking about clergy mental health during COVID-19, Mennonite Church Alberta pastors made comments like, “It’s been brutal on pastors’ mental …

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Study connecting genetics and bipolar disorder enlists Mennonites

WEBMiller, who lives in Wauseon, Ohio, is one of the study’s nearly 1,000 participants, many of whom live in areas of the United States highly populated by …

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‘I am still holding out hope that I will be free of this one day’

WEBA psychiatrist diagnosed the 26-year-old with general anxiety disorder and social performance anxiety disorder. The former is characterized by excessive, ongoing …

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COVID-19 cases rise among Mennonites in Waterloo Region

WEBOn Nov. 30, public health officials in the Waterloo Region of Ontario issued an order to close all Old Order, Markham, Old Colony (Low German speaking) and …

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Mental health, trauma and the non-profit sector

WEBWe know from the Canadian Mental Health Association that one in five Canadians in any given year will experience a mental-health problem or illness and, by …

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Biblical companions on my cancer journey

WEBBiblical companions on my cancer journey. Dan and Esther Epp-Tiessen have found joy even in their long journey with cancer. (Photo courtesy of Dan Epp-Tiessen) …

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Psychiatrist researches mental illness among Amish

WEBHostetter, an alumnus of two Mennonite colleges, is part of a University of Miami team that has been researching mental illness among generations of Amish …

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Focus on Mental Health Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBAdriel Brandt reads his poem “The Crow” at the May 3, 2018, “Art and Poetry for Mental Health” reception in Abbotsford. In the background is the photograph by Dale …

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Public-health nurse postpones retirement to work in northern …

WEBKitchener, Ont. Lily Hiebert Rempel inside the nurses station at Sandy Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario, where she worked as a public-health nurse on …

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10 things to know about Mennonites in Canada

WEBIn the late 1700s and early 1800s “Swiss” Mennonites from Pennsylvania settled in southern Ontario. In the 1870s, a large group of “Russian” Mennonites from …

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MoM 100: Tommy Douglas and Mennonite mutual aid

WEBHe’s known as the father of universal health care in Canada, but did you know Tommy Douglas considered Mennonite mutual aid in Alberta as his model for the …

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An ‘experiment’ in sexuality gone wrong

WEBDuring the mid-1970s, the renowned Christian ethicist and theologian John Howard Yoder embarked on an experiment in sexuality, devising his own guidelines and …

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What resilience looks like Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBFrom dealing with disaster to mental health recovery, partners of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Nepal and their beneficiaries demonstrate resilience. That …

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Philpott named new Health Minister

WEBJane Philpott, a member of the Community Mennonite Church in Stouffville, Ont., and the chief of family medicine at Markham-Stouffville Hospital, was named today …

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Indonesian doctors use medical expertise to follow Jesus

WEB“The health ministry that we are doing in the church is part of the Great Commission that God asks us to do,” Wibisono said via a translator. The doctors treat …

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‘Poetry and art for mental health’ Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBDepression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and eating disorders may not sound like subjects for art, but a recent exhibit at the Reach gallery proved that art is a powerful …

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Mennonite Heritage Village adapts through pandemic

WEBAlthough the Mennonite Heritage Village (MVH) may look like it’s frozen in time, it has adapted impressively to the challenges of the 2020s. The MHV is a 16 …

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