Mental Health Students

• Toronto school board chair seeks help with ‘concerning decline’ in student mental health

  Alexander Brown, chair of the Toronto District School Board, wrote a letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor John Tory. 

  Education

  Mar 29, 2022
  
• Mental health must be part of curriculum as students cope with COVID-19 pandemic, say experts

  Amy Nam felt fatigue give way to frustration as she watched her and her classmates' mental health deteriorate over the course of their first full pandemic-disrupted school year.

  Education

  Aug 18, 2021
  
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• Imposter syndrome hitting high-achieving students: ‘I feel like it was a fluke’

  Imposter syndrome is affecting enough undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Alberta that counsellors are holding workshops to help them manage it.

  Education

  Mar 3, 2020
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• N.B. students facing growing mental health needs, survey shows

  The 2018-19 survey saw an increase in the number of students who reported symptoms of anxiety or depression as well as a notable uptick in those who have tried e-cigarettes.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2019
• Mental health survey finds violent, anti-social behaviour down sharply among Ontario students

  Violence and other anti-social behaviour among Grade 7 to Grade 12 students in Ontario has dropped significantly over the past two decades, according to one of the longest-running mental-health studies of its type.

  Education

  Jul 25, 2018
• Chris Lewis’ depression took him to the brink of despair. How he found his way to happiness

  About 20 years ago, Chris Lewis was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and ADHD. Here's what he wants Canadians to know about mental health issues.

  Health

  Feb 18, 2017
• Major depression is on the rise in youth, especially teenage girls: study

  There’s been a steep climb in rates of major depression in adolescents and teenagers – and most youth aren’t getting the mental health treatment they need either.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2016
• How mental health should be taught in Canadian schools

  Mental health literacy is the new frontier educators are trying to make grounds on, but how should it be taught in Canadian classrooms?

  Investigations

  Nov 13, 2016
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• Ontario schools are missing ‘perfect opportunity’ to address mental health amid rash of youth suicides

  A Global News investigation has found a staggering increase in suicides in Ontario among 10 to 19 year olds, rising to 81 in 2014 from 54 in 2013.

  Investigations

  Nov 13, 2016