mental health News Archive
Now more than ever, let’s talk
January 19, 2021 —
This year, the University of Manitoba will once again be one of over 200 post-secondary institutions across Canada to join the world’s largest mental health conversation with Bell Let’s Talk
Faculty of Social Work
Study looking at consequences of COVID-19 on 2SGBQM men in Manitoba
October 27, 2020 —
One of the teams receiving funding is led by Dr. Rusty Souleymanov in the Faculty of Social Work, which will be receiving $175,000 to study mental health and substance use impacts of COVID-19 on sexual and gender minority men in Manitoba
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Majority of Canadians experiencing COVID-19-related stress, ‘mental health wave’ predicted: UM study’s early findings
June 1, 2020 —
Researchers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are leading a study to learn more about what factors may predict or prevent stress during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Navigating the ‘new normal’ post COVID-19 lockdown
May 8, 2020 —
As the province starts to ease restrictions on public life, Manitobans who have been spending a lot of time at home physical distancing or isolating may be experiencing feelings of anxiety related to COVID-19 at the prospect of going out into the public
Students seem to be weathering mental health challenges during COVID-19
March 20, 2020 —
Student Counselling Centre offers some tips to help keep it that way
Mental health and wellness resources for students
January 15, 2020 —
Information on a range of resources available
Desautels Faculty of Music
Bringing down barricades
September 5, 2019 —
Desautels Faculty of Music professors and alumni shine a light on mental health issues
Students
Campus mental health five year report
May 13, 2019 —
Five years ago, the U of M adopted a mental health strategy, Success Through Wellness, with the aim of addressing and improving mental health for the entire university community
Faculty of Law
“You are more than your grades”
March 8, 2019 —
One of the most important lessons of the year for law students came from prominent Ontario lawyer Orlando Da Silva, who visited Robson Hall on March 1st, 2019. Having struggled with depression from a very young age, Da Silva, a former President of the Ontario Bar Association currently working at the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, has been on a cross-Canada tour to talk to law students about the importance of talking about – and fighting the stigma of mental health.
Faculty of Law
Students Reflect on Preparing for Law School
February 1, 2019 —
For Bell Let’s Talk Day, law students of the Robson Mental Health Group invited their peers to consider the question, “Looking back now, what would you tell yourself prior to entering law school?” The anonymous answers were posted on a white board in the Faculty’s main hallway, and sparked a lot of conversations, said Bethany Hutlet (3L), one of the organizers. “It was meant to be an honest discussion,” she said, “so I was pleased people were frank.”