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First-of-a-kind study shows college students often start using substances during summer
August 27, 2015
However, winter is the peak time for college students to start the non-medical use of certain prescription drugs A study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)...
Teenage girls' mental health overlooked by parents, survey finds
August 24, 2015
Parents are worrying more about drug and alcohol use by their teenage daughters than the more prevalent “mental anguish” they face every day, a survey has suggested. Young girls said...
Peer led Chinese language mental health support group
August 18, 2015
Two Chinese-Nova Scotians are setting up a mental health support service aimed at the growing community of international students from China. They say there are few mental health options in...
20th Anniversary of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
August 10, 2015
Student representatives from the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) are gathered inOttawa to celebrate 20 years of successful federal advocacy and high quality research. CASA has had a tremendous...
Heavy social media use linked with mental health issues in teens
August 10, 2015
Most members of Generation Z can’t imagine life without Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter. Nearly one in four teens reports being online “almost constantly,” with much of that online time dominated by social...
Binge drinking by young women raises future health risks
August 10, 2015
Maddy Huggins would binge drink as a teenager and black out, just like other kids at her high school in Kelowna, B.C. When she went backpacking during her gap year,...
New US law allows sharing of students' mental health information
August 6, 2015
A central Illinois family’s tragedy prompted the creation a new law that will give colleges the ability to share students’ mental health information with parents. It wasn’t until after the...
Answers about campus depression and suicide risk among college students
August 5, 2015
In response to numerous questions following the article called, “Suicide on Campus and the Pressure for Perfection,” the author has responded to several of the readers questions raised here. Q. Your story...
Student's moral growth essential to tackle social barriers in higher education
July 31, 2015
Helping others: the world will be a better place if students are taught to care Researchers have been agonising over how to improve America’s higher education system for years, but...
Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection
July 31, 2015
Kathryn DeWitt conquered high school like a gold-medal decathlete. She ran track, represented her school at a statewide girls’ leadership program and took eight Advanced Placement tests, including one for...