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Working with, not on behalf of students with disabilities
October 30, 2015
A look into the current state of support for students with disabilities in postsecondary education, with reflection on what still needs to be done. Born with a rare neuromuscular myopathy,...
COU releases 2015 Going Greener sustainability report
October 23, 2015
From bans on the sale of bottled water to organic campus farms and bike repair stations, Ontario universities are proving their strong commitment to shrinking their environmental footprint, concludes the...
uAlberta students express concern over delay in AB mental health funding
October 23, 2015
The future of funding for some psychological counselling services at the University of Alberta has become uncertain, reports CBC. The school currently funds some of its psychological workers with a...
New online resources for students seeking mental health accommodations
October 22, 2015
Accessing information to help students with mental health accommodations at post-secondary schools across Ontario just got easier with the completion of a large-scale, collaborative project between researchers at St. Lawrence...
Saving lives is the goal of student-athlete program
October 21, 2015
A dark subject is moving closer to the light. Three Nova Scotia universities have joined in a pilot program centred in the Atlantic provinces to counter suicide among student-athletes. The...
An Alberta student died by suicide, and his family wants to talk about it
October 19, 2015
She listens to his voice and wonders how he got so lost. His words reach out from April. Before he admitted to his older sisters he was struggling, before he made...
October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
October 13, 2015
Throughout October the Learning Disabilities Associations of Ontario will be marking LD Awareness month with community events. However this month long effort is about more than events, rather it is...
Hosted in Montréal - Third International Youth Mental Health Conference
October 13, 2015
The third International Youth Mental Health Conference hosted by the International Association of Youth Mental Health (IAYMH) in partnership with ACCESS Canada, McGill University, Graham Boeckh Foundation and Douglas Mental Health...
Evolving the mental health e-world: Integrating services in cyberspace to meet student needs
October 13, 2015
Every year, one in 10 McGill students will visit McGill’s Mental Health Service (MMHS). While this means the majority of students may never set foot in the quiet offices of...
Kids Help Phone launches new support 'zone' to improve teen guys' mental health
October 13, 2015
Stigma and stereotypes contribute to reluctance to seek help and to an increase in dangerous coping behaviors Teenage guys engage in high-risk behaviours and die by suicide more frequently than...