Interviews Archive

LivingWorks is a suicide prevention company that provides online training to many campuses in Ontario. Recognizing the need for students and staff of Ontario colleges and universities to be trained in suicide awareness and prevention, some Ontario campuses are working with LivingWorks.

We sat down with Ary Maharaj, Outreach and Education Coordinator from the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) to learn more about the work they do to support Canadians and more specifically, post-secondary students.

This month, we (virtually) sat down with Jessie Brar, ​Community Outreach Lead at Good2Talk/Kids Help Phone to learn more about Good2Talk and some data that has emerged since the COVID-19 Pandemic.

We sat down with Julia Martensson, Relationship Manager, Recruitment at Specialisterne to learn more about the work they are doing to harness the talents of people on the autism spectrum or with similar neurodiversities to find and sustain meaningful employment. 

We sat down with Rhonda Wideman to learn more about Woebot - an app with an artificially intelligent chatbot that helps individuals monitor their mood and learn about themselves.

This month, we sat down with Sarah Yeung, a social worker and a trauma-informed yoga teacher with lived experience.

This month, we chatted with Erica Riba from The JED Foundation (JED) to learn more about JED’s comprehensive approach and what conference participants can look forward to learning at their concurrent session.

We spoke with Lauren Atmore from Centennial College to learn more about an initiative Centennial has taken to ensure the International Students studying at their college have a “headSTART” when is comes to getting adjusted to life on Campus.

We had a chat with Sheldon Hill, Educator and Case Manager at Brescia University College - Canada’s only women’s only university located in London, Ontario. Sheldon shared his experience on Brescia’s collaboration with CMHA Oxford in delivering the Living Life to the Full Program (LLTF) to their students.