School Mental Health (SMH) and education leaders from Canada and the United States (U.S.) have been meeting to explore collaboration across borders to enhance school success by supporting the social, emotional and mental well-being of students. Meetings in Minneapolis in 2009, under the auspice...
The article presents background to the international movement to enhance mental health promotion and intervention programs in schools and discusses factors behind the growth of the movement, and the paradigmatic change that is occurring as programs move to a focus on health promotion, environmental ...
Many students struggle with mental health concerns like anxiety and depression. In a competitive environment like college or university, with academic and social pressures bearing down from all sides, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. On top of this, many schools across the country lack adequate serv...
All these approaches have been suggested by policymakers to improve mental health service access in rural spaces. Access to needed services for all Canadians is central to the Canada Health Act. So where are they for rural Canadians? While the Canadian ...
Today, hundreds of institutions across Canada are taking part in events around mental health. Consider opening up about your struggles to the people you love and trust the most. Keep listening, keep talking and keep being there for yourself and each other.Stay safe. ...
Some colleges have website pages specifically for international students about their school’s mental health support services, such asTexas Tech University's mindfulness resources page andCornell Universityin New York's health page. Many schools, like Oregon State, offer counseling services ...
“[Mental health] is an issue that we’re facing as a society and we have to make sure that we are here to support our students,” said Lachemi. A previous version of this story wrongly states Universities Canada was an organization that advocates and supports students. Universit...
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and the initiative ran for three years. Since joining PwC Canada, I’ve been involved with our internal Disability Awareness and Wellbeing Network. This is my third Mental Health Week with the firm, and I’ve loved having the opportunity to help facilitate these types of conversations in the...
Canada is grappling with a major youth mental health crisis characterized by high rates of mental illness, suicide, hospitalizations and considerable delays in access to services. These issues are exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and opioid overdose