Mental health
Change requires a broad and inclusive approach to integrating wellbeing throughout campus life.
Suicide among university students is a troubling phenomenon that reflects an often-invisible distress that’s deeply rooted in academic pressure.
The stories of three graduate students with ADHD and their experience of becoming diagnosed as adults.
This work is often overlooked and can have negative impacts if students are not properly supported.
Academic leaders conduct and oversee considerable emotional labour within Canada’s universities. Care ethics approaches can inform this work.
When you feel overwhelmed, it is good practice to remind yourself about what you hoped to achieve in this academic space.
The proposed funding is intended to facilitate access to care and support mental health initiatives, as experts call for greater coordination between federal and provincial governments.
Despite efforts to address student mental health, services are not meeting needs.
This system allows you to compartmentalize in a way that most academics are not used to doing.
‘We consider all students everywhere to be deserving of protection.’
Backed by $4 million in federal funding, OCAD University is helping to roll out Mindful Campus at four other postsecondary institutions this fall.
The pandemic became a rare chance for academic creatives to witness the power of imagination and why it matters.
The unique wellness initiative has become a popular spot for respite during the workday.
A recently published study of doctoral students finds women and men had vastly different relationships to their work during the first wave of the pandemic, and recommends a more tailored approach to support.
Flexibility in the delivery of mental health services will be key for this school year, the co-authors of a new report say.
The $2 million Health Canada initiative will help a handful of institutions better support students’ well-being.
Researchers in a survey said they don’t want to delay their tenure review but have the criteria for it shift.
How a course on the science of learning evolved into the importance of mental health in academic skills development.
Everyone agrees on the need for an action plan on student mental health, but there are still concerns.
Some are fine-tuning existing programs while others are planning extensive online and on-campus health promotion campaigns.