Where Kindness Rules
For professor Fiona Rawle, compassionate teaching is the bedrock for student success Read More
Mental health
Doing Improv Can Boost Your Confidence
Social work research suggests three ways the activity boosts self-esteem Read More
From Anxiety to Action
U of T students are collaborating with faculty on research that could improve the mental health of youth worldwide Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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? Read More
How to Choose a Nutritious “Digital Diet”
Three suggestions for maintaining a healthy relationship with technology Read More
Placing Counsellors Where Students Need Them
Mental health services are now offered at more than 20 faculties and colleges Read More
The Labatt Family Network Will Examine the Biology of Depression
Scientists will focus on how the illness affects the brain Read More
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? Read More
How to Be Grateful
When I was battling depression, it was a small moment that helped me begin to find my way out Read More
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 Read More
Why Do So Many Students Suffer From Imposter Syndrome?
New U of T research suggests ways to combat feeling like a fraud Read More
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? Read More
A Prisoner No More
My eating disorder felt like a life sentence. Now recovered, I help other people overcome theirs Read More
In Playing Music, A Cure for the Blues
During one of life’s darker moments, I found purpose in learning something new Read More
Paula Goering Boldly Helped Those in Need
Alum and prof helped people grappling with mental illness and homelessness Read More
Healthy Minds
As U of T responds to a rise in mental health needs on campus, a powerful source of help emerges: students themselves Read More
Healthy City
How can we improve the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents? Read More
The Bully Who is Everywhere
The Internet makes it easy to be mean. No wonder cyberbullying among teens has everyone worried. Read More
Mind Games
Doctors have been trying for decades to classify mental illnesses. So why do precise definitions still elude us? Read More