2016
Measuring What Matters 2015-2016: Moving from Theory to Practice
December 31, 2016 - Journal Article
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Innovation Strategy
December 9, 2016 - Media Release
Dr. Stewart, Dr. Leschied, and Dr. Bax awarded grant from The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Innovation Strategy
Culturing success through Indigenous mentorship
December 5, 2016 - In the News
A new study shows the key to Indigenous students’ future success may lie in them knowing more about their past. Claire Crooks, director of the Faculty of Education’s Centre for School Mental Health, led a team that implemented a mentorship program for Grade 7 and 8 Indigenous students in the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB).
Indigenous adults with mentors from their community
December 2, 2016 - In the News
A program that pairs indigenous adults with mentors from their community at area elementary schools is making a difference, a new study finds
Western study finds culturally relevant mentorship improves Indigenous students' mental health, academic success
November 30, 2016 - Media Release
A new study of Indigenous students in southwestern Ontario public schools shows those who received mentorship from a member of their community had better cultural connectedness, improved mental health and higher school credit accumulation than peers who were not mentored.
The 4th R: Teaching adolescents about healthy relationships
August 17, 2016 - In the News
Delegates at a conference on youth mental health in Charlottetown this week will hear details on a program that adds developing healthy relationships to the school curriculum for adolescents.
Claire Crooks - Youth Mental Health
August 17, 2016 - In the News
Dr.Claire Crooks helped develop a healthy relationships program for adolescents now being used in many schools across Canada. She spoke with Angela Walker
Western researchers examine using sport as a platform to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights
August 11, 2016 - Media Release
Youth violence prevention program - The Fourth R - joins Western Education
March 2, 2016 - In the News
Researchers from Western’s Faculty of Education and educators from the Thames Valley District School Board developed the Fourth R in 2001 in conjunction with London Ontario’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The program has been running out of CAMH since that time and, to date, has been adopted by more than 5,000 schools in Canada and the U.S.
Bullying is a pervasive problem that can escalate as the bully ages
February 22, 2016 - In the News
Healthy relationship skills should be taught in school alongside reading, writing and arithmetic.
Podcast Episode 39: Talking to Your Kids About Sexting
January 25, 2016 - In the News
