The growing interest in wellness is an opportunity for universities to provide evidence-based information beyond campuses, in the broader community.
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Mental health isn’t just about illness, it is also about wellness. Universities are well positioned to offer accessible, evidence-based wellness education to the general public.
A Vancouver police cruiser is seen on city streets. The Vancouver Police Department is under fire for the suicide of a police officer and other alleged misconduct that highlight the dangers of the ‘blue wall of silence.’
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Many studies show that consistent meditation practice lowers depression, anxiety and self-criticism.
Overtly hostile behavior tends to diminish with age except for a minority of children who are at risk of later criminality. This makes childhood a critical time for steering those most in-need away from difficult life paths.
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Numerous studies indicate exercise as an effective treatment for people with existing depression and other mental illnesses, and exercising in nature can further improve mental well-being.
Expecting black-and-white answers can make it hard to see the truth.
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Many stressors may be coming from interactions with technology: small but frequent frustrations that quickly dissipate, but when added up trigger digital distress.
Mourners preparing to bury the remains of 104 Yazidi victims in a cemetery in Sinjar, Iraq on Feb. 6, 2021. The Yazidis were killed by the Islamic State group in 2014, and were given a proper burial after the bodies were exhumed from mass graves and identified through DNA tests.
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For the Yazidi communities in northern Iraq, there is a need to improve mental health. The sense of cultural identity has the potential to improve psychological well-being.
Carers can be left to figure it out for themselves, without support. Here’s what can help.
Many universities have adopted policy frameworks that outline language, principles and values to promote health and well-being in various ways.
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All instructors, regardless of the field, can promote mental health both by sharing specific resources and by designing accessible and flexible courses.
The aftermath of the 1991 bombing in Omagh, which killed 29 people.
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Once considered a novelty in school, hip-hop has spawned an array of educational programs and initiatives that are reshaping the way educators teach and how students learn.
Activists agitate for equal rights for all in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2020.
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Our review explored what leads to early childhood educator burnout in 13 countries, including Australia.
Psilocybin and other psychedelics could help patients process the challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
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Receiving a cancer diagnosis and undergoing cancer treatment can be a traumatizing experience. Psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and MDMA could help alleviate symptoms from cancer-related PTSD.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary