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Marlene Bryenton has her son back home, but worries about what’s next

When Marlene Bryenton's adult son suffered a mental health crisis last year, he left P.E.I. and ended up living on the streets in Toronto. She tracked him down with the help of strangers on Facebook, but struggled to secure treatment because her son suffers from anosognosia — a condition where people do not understand that they’re sick. Bryenton tells Matt Galloway why she thinks the system needs to force help on those who don't know they need it; and what it’ll be like to have h...

P.E.I.'s newly proclaimed Missing Persons Act may have come into force too late to make a significant difference in the Summer Kneebone inquiry, says a mother whose family was helped by a similar act in Ontario.

In this issue, a guide to staying in the black as a post-secondary student; Nancy Macdonald reveals the tension between community firefighters and the province; and Pico Iyer wants you to cherish your favourite spots before they’re gone

A PEI woman relies on kindly strangers to track her homeless son

A PEI woman’s months-long quest to bring her estranged son home from Toronto highlights the challenges families face accessing health care options for loved ones living with mental illness and the gaps in social supports, says one local street nurse.

A Prince Edward Island woman’s months-long quest to bring her estranged son home from Toronto highlights the challenges families face accessing health care options for loved ones living with mental illness and the gaps in social supports, says one local street nurse.

Statistics show almost 40 per cent of Canadian youth don’t have suitable literacy skills, but local efforts on Friday – Family Literacy Day -- and beyond hope to change that.

John Dennis, 78, who has the distinction of being the oldest surviving lung transplant recipient in Nova Scotia, says hes been approved for Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) and plans to exercise that option next week.

Atlantic Canada’s oldest lung transplant patient is using his experience to help educate children about pulmonary fibrosis, the disease which nearly cost him his life.