A brave research journey for BRAVA: a group intervention to help youth who are thinking about suicide
Posted on: May 10, 2023
A plan to help youth experiencing suicidal ideation, as well as their parents or caregivers, had to pivot when the pandemic started. It started with a good idea — to offer adolescents who were thinking about suicide, as well as their parents or ...
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First annual Dr. Francis Wayne Quan Memorial Prizes awarded
Posted on: Apr 12, 2023
The Mach-Gaensslen Foundation of Canada and the Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (JPN) are happy to announce the first winners of the annual Dr. Francis Wayne Quan Memorial Prize for the best papers published in JPN over the previous year. ...
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Mental health in university students: from evidence to action
Posted on: Apr 5, 2023
A pioneering research program that translates research evidence into resources to improve student mental health outcomes, started at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, has surpassed its goals. The resources can be sustained over years and ...
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More funding needed for mental health research: sponsors of Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize
Posted on: Dec 16, 2022
“Mental health research in Canada cannot keep pace with the growing need for prevention, diagnostics, and treatments. The percentage of Canadians expressing the need for mental health care in a given year continues to increase, while overall ...
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