As students that live in a face paced environment, we can sometimes find ourselves in tiny episodes of side walk rage on the concrete steps of campus. We all experience this so called pedestrian aggressiveness syndrome, especially when the person in front of us is taking a lazy stroll while we are trying desperately to make […]
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Suicide is a topic that is not openly discussed by many people; there can be a lot of stigma associated with suicide and mental illness. An important part of raising awareness is knowing the facts. Test your knowledge by taking a quiz from UBC Thrive. Once you finish our Myths and Facts quiz, you will […]
The Mental Health Awareness Club hosted a movie night on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 showcasing the five times Oscar winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. It was an enjoyable movie with some very thought-provoking scenes which generated a thoughtful discussion afterwards. Although the movie did not clearly define what constituted a mental illness, it […]
For all of you who read MHAC blog, I assume that you are at least curious, if not interested, by mental health issues. You might have taken a course or read some scientific articles on what mental health is and what kinds of issues fall inside this category. You might have even had a personal […]
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A new video from Early Alert
Early Alert it is a new approach by UBC to improve support for students who are facing difficulties that put their academic success at risk. Early Alert aims to achieve this goal by utilizing faculty and staff involvement as the first step in offering support for students. For more information, please visit: http://blog.students.ubc.ca/earlyalert/
A Different Set of Terrified Eyes “We provide help and support for victims of domestic violence!” is usually the headline. You read on and it all sounded very promising: “no stigma, non-judgmental, help and support, safety”. All these words you desperately needed. So you picked up the phone and were ready to call, until something caught […]
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Faces of Mental Illness 2012
In honour of Mental Illness Awareness Week 2012, the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) has selected five individuals in this year’s Faces of Mental Illness campaign. These people have their own unique story to share on how mental illness have affected their lives and they set a great example to the community […]
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Update: Extension to Nominations
We have extended our Nominations deadline to March 5th, 2012! Note: We recently sent an email out saying our deadline was March 2nd. Please excuse the error – the correct date is March 5th, 2012.
Ever wanted to get involved with MHAC? Want to build your experiences? Interested in our causes and have ideas of your own? We are currently seeking executives for our team in 2012/13! There are 9 positions in total on the board; to see what each position does, there are descriptions and titles on THIS page! […]
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Help Pick Canada Post’s New Stamp!
Canada Post is currently conducting a poll to choose its stamp for mental health. Please take the opportunity to vote for the symbol of your choice. Stigma busting is an ongoing and important job for everyone. There are five designs, all of which we think are amazing looking! VOTE HERE: http://www.deliverhope.ca/gallery.php Public voting ends at […]