2017

A team of Western graduate students, Robyn Masters, Richelle Bird and Michelle Quaye, worked as part of the larger Global MINDS initiative this summer in Machakos, just outside the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, tackling mental health stigma. Masters and Bird, PhD candidates work under the supervision of Susan Rodger, Principal Investigator, Centre for School Mental Health and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, Western.

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Deb Matthews, MPP for London North Centre announced recipients of the $1.3 million in investments for four local programs to break the cycle of poverty, increase food security, find good jobs and end homelessness in Ontario.

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Claire Crooks was one of dozens invited to speak and participate in the 8th Milestones of a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention meeting, October 19 and 20, 2017.

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Stephen Hurley of voicED.ca talks with Dr. Susan Rodger and Dr. Kathryn Hibbert, co-creators of teachresiliency.ca - a website of resource for teachers to learn about mental health and wellness, both in their own lives and the lives of their students.

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CSMH's Dr. Claire Crooks leads faculty, staff through mindful breathing activity for World Mental Health Day

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The Fourth R Team at the Centre for School Mental Health congratulates Tehatsistahawi (Tsista) Kennedy, following his recent appointment as Canada’s first Indigenous Student Trustee.

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The Centre for School Mental Health congratulates the success of Dr. Claire Crooks and Dr. Karen Bax following the recent announcement of the inaugural Western Leadership in Wellness Award of Recognition.

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Centre for School Mental Health graduate student Melissa Coyne-Foresi is the 2017 Fall recipient of the W.A. Townshend Gold Medal in Education.

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The Centre for School Mental Health introduces Webinar Series for Mental Health First Aid First Nations.

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Dr. Claire Crooks describes the Mental Health First Aid First Nations program, developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and how her research team has worked to evaluate it. (Skip to 15:07)

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Andrea Lapp, Project Coordinator for the Centre for School Mental Health was among 11 speakers invited to present at the Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NAMHR) Annual Meeting in Montreal, Quebec on Friday, August 25.

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Evidence-based mental health services are lacking in many school systems, but especially in secondary schools. School Mental Health Services for Adolescents includes a range of expert guidance on implementation of school mental health services in secondary schools.

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Canada’s opioid crisis received high level attention today in London during a roundtable discussion involving the federal health minister.

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National Aboriginal Day, or Solidarity Day, is celebrated each year in Canada on June 21st as part of National Aboriginal History Month. Celebrations and activities are held across the country in Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to commemorate the culture, history, and contributions of the Indigenous peoples.

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Michael Cywink, an Anishnaabe artist originally from Whitefish River First Nation near Manitoulin Island, has been working with FNMI youth over the majority of his professional career. He is currently a full-time employee at the Centre for School Mental Health as well as a part-time student at Western University.

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PhD Candidate and Research Assistant Caely Dunlop presents "Don't Flip your Lid" at Thames Valley Parent Involvement Committee (TVPIC) event Connecting Families for Mental Health and Well-Being

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Congratulations to Alicia Lapointe on her recent achievement of the Faculty of Education Students’ Council Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

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Respect, inclusiveness, honesty, confronting the culture of masculinity, promoting positive change, being an upstander… these are only few of the many topics of conversation at the 11th Annual Father’s Day Breakfast held by Western’s Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) on May 25th.

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The Fourth "R" - preventing youth violence - program not only effective but saves taxpayers millions

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The Fourth "R" - preventing youth violence - program not only effective but saves taxpayers millions

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Professor Susan Rodger worked with teachers from the community and a team from Western’s Centre for School Mental Health to develop Teach Resiliency – an online mental health resource for teachers.

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Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) and London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB) wrapped up their annual Mentally Healthy School – Student Voice Contest with an awards celebration for participants, honourable mentions, finalists and winners on Wednesday, May 3, 2017.

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Western Education professors Claire Crooks and Karen Bax were recently awarded $1 million by the Public Health Agency of Canada to explore those benefits by teaching social and emotional learning techniques, like mindfulness, to children and parents, and studying the resultant outcomes.

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