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Social Media Is Changing How College Students Deal With Mental Health
July 28, 2015
When she began her freshman year in 2011, Sydney embarked on a tumultuous transformation. She had been accepted to her “reach school,” Duke University, where students seemed to strive for...
American college campuses talking about mental health
July 27, 2015
Mental health has been featured prominently in the US media lately due to high national rates of depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses. However, coverage of these issues hasn’t just stopped at facts and...
B.C. post-secondary students relying on food banks more than ever
July 21, 2015
VANCOUVER — More and more post-secondary students in B.C. depend on food banks to stay nourished. If groceries are bagged and hauled off at the same rate for the remainder...
Ministry of Labour Promotes Workplace Health and Safety for Young Workers
July 21, 2015
Every summer, the Ministry of Labour carries out a worker health and safety blitz during the summer months to ensure all young workers between the ages of 15 to 24...
Ontario Investing in Aboriginal Postsecondary Education and Training
July 21, 2015
Province Commits $97 Million in Funding Over Next Three Years June 25, 2015 11:45 A.M. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Ontario is supporting key initiatives that will help more...
Health promotion must be a focus for postsecondary institutions
July 20, 2015
Last month’s International Congress on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges, attended by delegates from 38 countries and held in Kelowna, B.C., led to the signing of a new international guiding...
20% of students cut back on food before going out drinking: study says
June 15, 2015
Nearly one in five university students deliberately curb how much they eat before going out drinking, suggests a new Canadian study that offers more evidence of the so-called “drunkorexia” phenomenon...
Suicide risk for trans people can be reduced, new study shows
June 15, 2015
Ella was 14 when she attempted suicide for the first time. She had always known she was different. Ever since she was a child, growing up in South Asia, she...
Eric Windeler from Jack.org receives honorary degree
June 12, 2015
Eric Windeler, the founder of Jack.org has been presented with an honorary degree from Queens University this week. Jack.org is a national charity, focused on creating a national network on student...
Infographic: Young Adult Preferences for Mental Health Information
June 12, 2015
A study by Mobilizing Minds examining the preferences of young adults when it comes to information about mental health has recently been published in the Journal of Health Communication! In...