Why Can’t We Put Down Our Phones?
A U of T Mississauga study finds that problematic smartphone use is increasing worldwide – especially among younger women
A U of T Mississauga study finds that problematic smartphone use is increasing worldwide – especially among younger women
Winning over people to your cause is not easy. As these students discovered, it helps to have a personal – and persuasive – message
For professor Fiona Rawle, compassionate teaching is the bedrock for student success
Social work research suggests three ways the activity boosts self-esteem
U of T students are collaborating with faculty on research that could improve the mental health of youth worldwide
Student Rachel Bromberg and alum Asante Haughton are helping to create a response service for mental health crisis calls in Toronto that relies less on police
U of T Mississauga professor Judith Andersen’s training techniques improve police performance in tense situations. The challenge: getting police to use them
There is a steep personal cost to caregiving, from chronic stress to physical injury. How can we help those who minister to family and friends?
Three suggestions for maintaining a healthy relationship with technology
Mental health services are now offered at more than 20 faculties and colleges
Scientists will focus on how the illness affects the brain
Depression and anxiety affect about one in five. How do we help the person who could be affected in the cubicle next to us?
When I was battling depression, it was a small moment that helped me begin to find my way out
The wait-lists for publicly funded therapy are long. Kate Scowen devised a way for people to receive low-cost counselling sooner
New U of T research suggests ways to combat feeling like a fraud
Research on mice reveals that specific memories can be weakened. Could this one day help treat the effects of trauma in humans?
My eating disorder felt like a life sentence. Now recovered, I help other people overcome theirs
During one of life’s darker moments, I found purpose in learning something new
Alum and prof helped people grappling with mental illness and homelessness
U of T opens one of the first research facilities in the world to integrate the study of physical activity and mental health
As U of T responds to a rise in mental health needs on campus, a powerful source of help emerges: students themselves
Landmark U of T report calls for a “systems approach” to mental health on campus
Twenty years ago, Michael Wilson witnessed the terrible impact of stigma around mental illness. He’s been working tirelessly to erase it ever since
How can we improve the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents?
Is solitary confinement ever appropriate?
The university’s scholars are collaborating with partners in every region of the globe to answer questions that challenge us all
The Internet makes it easy to be mean. No wonder cyberbullying among teens has everyone worried.
It turns out that a good way to help homeless people is to actually give them a home
How personal changes led Bailey Vaez to promote wellness at work
A U of T project aims to bring better mental health to a country where most illnesses go untreated
Doctors have been trying for decades to classify mental illnesses. So why do precise definitions still elude us?
Key is identifying women at risk early, says prof
What's the truth about your health? Take it from the experts
And then the lover, sighing like furnace with a woeful ballad
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side