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CBC News: Opposition parties call for indefinite pause to MAID expansion for mental illness

January 29, 2024 — 
Opposition parties call for indefinite pause to MAID expansion for mental illness

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Bell Let’s Talk 2024: Take meaningful action and create real change in mental health

January 23, 2024 — 
Bell Let’s Talk Day is Wednesday, January 24. UM is joining in and hosting events and activities from January 24-26! Consider Bell Let’s Talk Day the start of a new year to take action in mental health. We can all create real change.

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A group of Indigenous students gather around a table. Several are talking with each other and smiling, while others write in notebooks.

Students

Find connection and calm: 12 UM support groups and workshops to try this term

January 15, 2024 — 
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to mental health and wellness. UM offers a variety of groups and workshops for students to explore. Discover a safe place where you can meet others who you can relate to, share your experiences, get valuable feedback and develop new coping skills.

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Students

This year, ditch the pressure of perfection and join the Real Me Resolutions campaign

January 2, 2024 — 
It’s that time again—the start of a new year and with it, a flood of advertisements and messaging around “health” in the form of the familiar January refrain that we aren’t enough.

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Daily Guardian: Loneliness high in Canada, can contribute to health issues, report says

December 6, 2023 — 
Loneliness high in Canada, can contribute to health issues, report says

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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning December Workshops

November 28, 2023 — 
Check out the wide variety of upcoming workshops offered by the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning scheduled this December!

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Students

Preparing for final exams

November 27, 2023 — 
Focusing on your wellness as much as your studying during exam season can help ensure you are functioning at your best. Many resources can help you thrive and take care of yourself. Here are some suggestions:

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Students are photographed outside on a sunny day on the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus on September 19, 2019. (Photo by Marianne Helm / University of Manitoba)

Students

Take time for a fall mental health check-in

October 12, 2023 — 
It's normal to feel overwhelmed at this time of year. Connect with UM's Student Support services and off-campus resources to give your health and wellness a boost.

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Scrabble tiles spelling out the words: mental health. // Image from Piqsels

Unlocking success: 15 ways UM supports mental health

October 10, 2023 — 
Maclean’s magazine ranked UM second in mental health services among Canadian medical-doctoral universities in 2022. Here are 15 reasons why.

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Faculty of Social Work

Social Work welcomes visiting scholars from Taiwan and China

May 10, 2023 — 
The Faculty of Social Work would like to invite all to a Lunch ’n’ Learn event with our visiting social work scholars from Taiwan and China. Presentations by: Dr. Hiu Ha Chong, Department of Indigenous Affairs & Development National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan Specializing in Indigenous social work and Indigenous child protection  Dr. Zhihong Yue, School of Sociology, Wuhan University, China Specializing in youth mental health

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