2021

Are you a recent PhD graduate or nearing the completion of your PhD? Are you interested in the work of the Centre for School Mental Health? Contact Dr. Claire Crooks (ccrooks@uwo.ca) to learn more about opportunities to work on trauma-informed, equity-informed mental health intervention research. Apply before Tuesday, November 9 at 4:00 pm EST.

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The Healthy Relationships Program and The Fourth R, under the leadership of Dr. Claire Crooks, wins the Direct to Market Sales Award in WORLDiscoveries' 2021 Vanguard Awards.  *Video acknowledgement of award at minute 10:37

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Dr. Claire Crooks weighs in on why risky TikTok trends garner so much attention among teenagers. 

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2SLGBTQIA+ youth between 14 and 21 years old! Researchers at Western University invite you to take part in an online survey. Contact the Centre for School Mental Health (mfourni8@uwo.ca) for more information or click here to participate.

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This whiteboard video tells the story of the MindUP for Young Children Project at the Centre for School Mental Health, Faculty of Education, Western University. To learn more about the MindUP program, visit the MindUP Project page.

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As part of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children’s Together to #ENDviolence global campaign, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) hosted a webinar series in collaboration with experts, service providers and researchers in the field of violence against children.

Dr. Claire Crooks shared her talk, "Adapting evidence-based violence prevention programming: Maximizing effective practices for fit and relevancy" on June 2, 2021. The webinar is now available to view.

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The ACBS worldcon brings researchers and therapists worldwide together to learn about cutting-edge developments in third-wave cognitive and behaviour therapies. Every year, hundreds of people apply to deliver workshops, and only approximately 7% get accepted. We are proud of our team, Katarina Guillen, Olivia Faulconbridge, and Eli Cwinn, for being accepted to deliver a workshop titled “Compassion Focused Therapy for Caregivers of young people with mental health difficulties: Introduction to essential skills and activities."

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Claire Crooks, Director of the Centre for School Mental Health, spoke with The London Free Press to weigh in on the long-term toll the pandemic could take on kids.

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A 10-week virtual program for newcomer youth in grades 9-12 has been created to help increase their resilience and help them develop skills and strategies to ease their transition in their new surroundings.  The program is facilitated by psychology graduate students under the supervision of Dr. Maisha Syeda, Psychologist in supervised practice, and Dr. Colin King.

Visit the STRONG webpage