Constrictive social norms and views of masculinity still prevent many men from being vulnerable and seeking help, which is impacting their mental well-being.
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With child and adolescent mental health problems on the rise, here is a step-by-step guide for caregivers for recognizing signs of mental distress and responding with support and resources.
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.
Mental distress can be a temporary reaction to life stress, or the beginning of a serious mental illness. It’s important to choose strategies and supports that work best for the individual.
Two years of pandemic have put a severe strain on the mental health of America’s workers. Employers with a plan in place will be best equipped to help them cope.
Whether you mark holidays in December or not, typical winter customs are being disrupted by COVID-19. Here’s how to handle the changes.
A professor reflects on his four decades of working with families dealing with grief and how the program he helped set up could be applied today.
Our attraction to the arts may be driven by an innate desire to use our brains in ways that make us feel good.
We’ve got this: parents can build kids’ resiliency in by focussing on what’s going well, maintaining some predictability and order, modelling belief in their own abilities and caring for themselves.
Research into public health benefits of integrating nature into cities has focused on green spaces. New studies suggest water features are just as useful and can piggyback on other infrastructure goals.
Medical school efforts to cultivate good wellness practices and adaptive coping skills in medical students may offer an effective long-term solution to physician burnout.
When students are given the option to stay with a dog until they feel their stress is sufficiently reduced, they visit on average 35 minutes.
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General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Design and Health and Director of the Center of Design and Health at the Architecture School, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Health Promotion Sciences, University of Arizona
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Chancellor's Professor, Psychology, Carleton University
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Assistant Professor, HR Management & Organizational Behaviour, Toronto Metropolitan University
