Where Kindness Rules
For professor Fiona Rawle, compassionate teaching is the bedrock for student success
Mental health
Doing Improv Can Boost Your Confidence
Social work research suggests three ways the activity boosts self-esteem
From Anxiety to Action
U of T students are collaborating with faculty on research that could improve the mental health of youth worldwide
Blurring the Blue Line
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
Eliminating Excessive Force
U of T Mississauga professor Judith Andersen’s training techniques improve police performance in tense situations. The challenge: getting police to use them
Who Cares for the Caregivers?
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?
How to Choose a Nutritious “Digital Diet”
Three suggestions for maintaining a healthy relationship with technology
Placing Counsellors Where Students Need Them
Mental health services are now offered at more than 20 faculties and colleges
The Labatt Family Network Will Examine the Biology of Depression
Scientists will focus on how the illness affects the brain
Mental Health in the Workplace
Depression and anxiety affect about one in five. How do we help the person who could be affected in the cubicle next to us?
How to Be Grateful
When I was battling depression, it was a small moment that helped me begin to find my way out
Help Through the Darkness
The wait-lists for publicly funded therapy are long. Kate Scowen devised a way for people to receive low-cost counselling sooner
Why Do So Many Students Suffer From Imposter Syndrome?
New U of T research suggests ways to combat feeling like a fraud
Suppressing Our Most Fearful Memories
Research on mice reveals that specific memories can be weakened. Could this one day help treat the effects of trauma in humans?
A Prisoner No More
My eating disorder felt like a life sentence. Now recovered, I help other people overcome theirs
In Playing Music, A Cure for the Blues
During one of life’s darker moments, I found purpose in learning something new
Paula Goering Boldly Helped Those in Need
Alum and prof helped people grappling with mental illness and homelessness
Healthy Minds
As U of T responds to a rise in mental health needs on campus, a powerful source of help emerges: students themselves
A New Strategy for Student Mental Health
Landmark U of T report calls for a “systems approach” to mental health on campus
The Bully Who is Everywhere
The Internet makes it easy to be mean. No wonder cyberbullying among teens has everyone worried.
Mind Games
Doctors have been trying for decades to classify mental illnesses. So why do precise definitions still elude us?