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Sexual Coercion – Unspoken Non-Consent
Sexual coercion is unwanted sexual activity that happens when one feels pressured, threatened, tricked, or forced to be sexual with...

Sara Sheikh-Oleslami
Mar 13, 20223 min read
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Addressing Intimate Partner Violence
What is Intimate Partner Violence? (IPV) IPV is an international epidemic. It includes domestic violence, violence within intimate...

Sara Sheikh-Oleslami
Feb 4, 20226 min read
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COVID-19 and Domestic Violence: Rising Cases
The past two years have been filled with strife as all attention has turned towards the COVID-19 pandemic. As things slowly return to...

Sara Sheikh-Oleslami
Aug 27, 20214 min read
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Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Feb 1-7, 2021
Eating Disorders: An Overview Eating disorders (EDs) are serious psychiatric conditions that are characterized by significant...

Julia Vander Heiden
Feb 5, 20218 min read
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The Care of Pregnant Refugees - Health Care Providers’ Perspectives
Preface: The article will be a summary of the paper “Caring for Pregnant Refugee Women in a Turbulent Policy Landscape: Perspectives of...

Sadiq Vali
Jan 29, 20214 min read
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A Dual Pandemic Sparks Creativity at a Vancouver Pregnancy Outreach Program
The residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside are some of Vancouver’s most vulnerable and have recently fallen victim to a dual pandemic...

Shera Fisk
Jan 13, 20214 min read
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COVID-19 & Violence Against Womxn: The Role of Contraception
In order to reduce the harms associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada and other countries worldwide have relied heavily upon...

Julia Vander Heiden
Dec 6, 20206 min read
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Feeling SAD? Seasonal Affective Disorder: Facts and Tips for Easing Symptoms
It is that time of year again. The summer days are long gone, and with the fleeting sun comes the cool breeze of fall, with windier days...

Sara Sheikh-Oleslami
Nov 23, 20204 min read
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Social Isolation and Loneliness: Effects and Differences
CW: Mention of Suicide I would like to start off this article with a disclaimer: this is a summary of articles and research from surveys,...

Sadiq Vali
Nov 15, 20204 min read
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