Projects
Love and emotional nurturance
Emotional support and reassurance
- Expressing care
- Providing affection
- Demonstrating commitment
Related resources
Infographics and factsheets / November 15, 2017
Facts and Stats: Families and Mental Health in Canada
At some point, most families find themselves affected by mental illness, whether it’s because a family member (or multiple family members) personally experiences a mental health condition or because they’re providing care to someone else – or both. With appropriate treatment and support, however, most people who experience a mental illness will recover,1 and families […]
View resourceArticles / February 7, 2017
Supporting the Health of Mothers and Their Babies in the Context of Incarceration
Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin and Brenda Tole When a friend told Ruth Elwood Martin that there was a need for a part-time family physician to work in a women’s correctional centre, her immediate thought was that there was no way she could work in a prison clinic. She perceived that it was the lowest kind […]
View resourceResearch summaries / April 26, 2023
Research Snapshot: Family Victimization of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Canada
Highlights from a study about LGBTQ2S+ youth victimized by family
View resourceView other family functions:
Physical maintenance and care of family members
Addition of new family members
Socialization of children
Guiding social behaviour
Producing, consuming, and distributing goods and services
Love and emotional nurturance
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