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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Researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered a common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease). ALS is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive loss of muscle strength leading to paralysis rendering the patient unable to move, speak, swallow and breathe. These Feinberg […]
It’s Mental Illness Awareness Week and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has launched the Defeat Denial Campaign in attempts to open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. They created this video to draw attention to the ways that many of our day-to-day phrases trivialize mental illness. Sources at CAMH claim […]
We have two new members on the UBC MHAC Mental Health Correspondent Team, Tissa and Kino! To read more about them, visit the link here. Be sure to check the News section to view their weekly updates from the world of mental health!
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Heads up, MHAC!
The American Psychological Association (APA) launched a new initiative today that emphasizes the importance and efficacy of psychotherapy as treatment for depression, stress and anxiety. Drug therapy has become an increasing popular choice over the past decade, but they want inform people seeking help that they have a choice when getting treatment; psychotherapy is one […]
How was everyone’s week? I don’t know about you but I feel like the water-wings are off and we are getting thrown into thinking about midterms, choosing essay topics and the like. This has me feeling a little stressed, but I saw this cool study that I think may be of interest to us as […]
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Happy Friday MHAC!
¡Hola amigos! This is my first post and I couldn’t be more thrilled! Feel free to leave comments below if you have any questions for me. Can you believe we are already two weeks into the semester? With that said, I hope yours is off to a smashing start! However, I hate to be the […]
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Welcome, Jessica!
Say “Hello” to our first Mental Health Correspondent, Jessica! The Mental Health Correspondents are a group of individuals dedicated in keeping us all informed with the latest news from the world of mental health. To read more about the team and Jessica, please click here!