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Editorial

Editorial Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-21

Byline and clinical-reviewer pattern

All Saalvio articles carry the byline "Saalvio Editorial Team." Individual writer names do not appear publicly. This is the same pattern used by Cleveland Clinic, Healthline, Verywell Mind, and other respected health publishers.

Each article also names the clinical reviewer who signed off on it, with their credentials and college registration number. Our standing clinical reviewer is Usman Khan, Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Saalvio, a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO #13456). As Saalvio's clinical team grows, other registered psychotherapists and registered social workers from our roster will share clinical-review duties; the medical review policy page documents the current and future reviewers.

For the full editorial roster, see the Saalvio editorial team. For the clinical-review side of the process, see the medical review policy.

How we write

  • Grade 7-8 reading level. A 12-year-old should follow the main idea.
  • Clinical terms are paired with a plain meaning the first time they appear on a page. For example: anhedonia (the loss of interest in things you used to enjoy).
  • No em-dashes. Commas, periods, parentheses, and colons cover the same work.
  • No marketing buzzwords or AI filler phrases. We maintain a banned-phrase list and run a linter on every save.
  • Sentences average 15 to 20 words. None go over 30 without a strong reason.
  • Paragraphs cap at four sentences. Often shorter.
  • Active voice and direct address. We say "you" when talking to a reader.

Our review process

  1. Topic assigned. Our editor picks a topic based on what readers are asking, what our clinical team is seeing in practice, and what is missing from credible Canadian sources.
  2. Writer drafts. The writer researches against current Canadian and US clinical guidelines. AI tools may help with research, outlining, and copy editing. AI is never the final voice.
  3. Self-review against the linter. The writer runs our editorial linter, which flags em-dashes, banned phrases, reading-level issues, and long sentences. Issues are fixed before submission.
  4. Clinical review. A member of our clinical team reads the draft for medical accuracy, appropriate scope, crisis disclaimers where required, and tone. They either approve it or send it back for revision.
  5. SEO and accessibility polish. Our SEO manager confirms headings, alt text, internal links, schema markup, and AODA-compliant structure. They also verify the crisis disclaimer is present where it should be.
  6. Publish. The article goes live with the Saalvio Editorial Team byline, the named clinical reviewer, the publish date, the last-reviewed date, and (where the content warrants it) the canonical crisis disclaimer.

End to end, a single article typically takes 7 to 10 days from topic assignment to publish.

Crisis disclaimers are not optional

Every Saalvio page that touches symptoms, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, or other high-risk content carries the same canonical crisis disclaimer: "Saalvio is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911. If you are in mental health crisis, please call 988 (the Suicide Crisis Helpline of Canada) or visit your nearest emergency department." A link to our Crisis Resources page sits beside the disclaimer for context-specific options.

The disclaimer appears inline near the top of the page, not buried at the bottom. Our editorial linter and our manual QA both check that the disclaimer is present on pages that need it.

See our Crisis Resources page

Sources and citations

We cite primary clinical sources whenever a claim depends on them. Common sources include:

  • Canadian Psychiatric Association practice guidelines
  • CAMH and Mental Health Commission of Canada publications
  • American Psychological Association clinical practice guidelines
  • NICE guidelines (UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
  • Peer-reviewed journals indexed in PubMed
  • Statistics Canada and CIHI for Canadian prevalence data

We do not cite blog posts as evidence. We do not rely on a single study to make a strong claim. When research is mixed or evolving, we say so.

How we keep content current

  • Every evergreen article is reviewed at least once a year by a member of the clinical team.
  • When clinical guidance changes (for example, a new CPA guideline or a new Health Canada advisory), affected articles are updated within 30 days.
  • Each article shows its publish date and last-reviewed date. They are not the same field.
  • When a fact is wrong, we correct the article and add a brief note at the bottom explaining the change.

Corrections and feedback

If you see something on our site that is inaccurate, out of date, or harmful, tell us. Email [email protected] and put "Correction" in the subject line. Our editorial team responds within five business days. Clinical-accuracy corrections are routed to the clinical-review team.