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A $4-million expansion of a Calgary-based mental health program will see the initiative reach an additional 10 schools provincewide.

A $4-million expansion of a Calgary-based mental health program will see the initiative reach an additional 10 schools provincewide.

Alberta’s government is expanding mental health supports in schools to support positive mental health outcomes for children and youth.

Program expected to be available later this spring

A $4-million expansion of a Calgary-based mental health program will see the initiative reach an additional 10 schools provincewide.

The well-known Dragons Den investor is joined by Financier Ron Mathison, Servpro founder Lou MacEachern and Dr. Breanne Everett.

Earlier this month, Alberta announced new regulations for the use of psychedelics in therapy. Researchers and health-care professionals are increasingly exploring how drugs like ketamine can be used for mental health treatment.

Four students from the University of Calgary have teamed up to create art in an effort to help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.

University of Calgary and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) researchers have discovered genetic risk factors for OCD that could help pave the way for earlier diagnosis and improved treatment for children and youth. Saliva samples from 5,000 kids were scanned and compared to responses using the Toronto Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. The team identified that those with a genetic variant in the gene PTPRD had a greater risk for obsessive-compulsive traits. Findings published in Translational P...

Illustration by Mariah Wilson The innovative Unified Protocol group therapy program helps students to survive and thrive during the pandemic stress It is not surprising that the impact of the pandemic on student mental health is devastating. Thankfully, there is a great solution for common issues such as social isolation, anxiety and depression. The Gauntlet interviewed Dr. Dan Devoe, a postdoctoral scholar at the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education in the Cumming School o...