Making a Point
A children’s book on depression is a tough sell, but it’s an important topic. On authoring and self-publishing The Semicolon.
Proactive Prevention
Activating an entire school community (parents, peers, education workers) can reduce the nefarious long-term impacts of bullying — a look at promising models to create kinder environments for kids
Helping kids build resilience to bullying
In Canada, at least 1 in 3 adolescent students have reported being bullied and almost half of parents have reported having a child that is the victim of bullying. Yet, in most cases, bullying stops within 10 seconds when peers intervene, or do not support the bullying behaviour.
Youth and Suicide Fact Sheet
Young people face significant internal and external stressors, including social, physiological, and neurological change. Being an adolescent can involve many challenges.
MHCC research inspires funding opportunity
Research conducted by Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) staff into early childhood mental health has helped inspire a new, multi-million dollar funding initiative by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This spring, CIHR’s Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) expects to issue a call for proposals devoted to early childhood mental health.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Mental Health (webinar)
Watch our discussion of the recent policy brief about the impact of the pandemic on families and early childhood mental health with co-author and co-host:
A new curriculum of challenges
September in a post-vaccinated world was supposed to hold the promise of a return to normalcy. And while there was elation when that first bell rang, a new reality has since set in — one that includes helping children manage their emotions as COVID continues to leave its stamp on school communities.
A Standard for post-secondary mental health – One year later
The CSA Z2003:20 National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students (the Standard) — the first of its kind in the
Zippy’s Friends and Passport: Skills for Life
Children with a broad range of coping skills overcome challenging situations more easily and experience less emotional distress. The webinar described two universal school-based mental
