When Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s researcher Heather Stuart was appointed the inaugural Bell Canada Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Chair in February 2012, she had no idea how many people would reach out to her with their personal experiences around mental health issues.
카지노 게임 컬렉션The sheer onslaught of response took me by surprise,카지노 게임 컬렉션 recalls Dr. Stuart, a professor of Public Health Sciences, with cross-appointments in Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Therapy. 카지노 게임 컬렉션The stories I heard 카지노 게임 컬렉션 from students, parents, celebrities and people from all walks of life, including family members of those who had died by suicide 카지노 게임 컬렉션 were heartwrenching,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션They all wanted to tell me how important it was that someone was finally looking into mental illness-related stigma.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The five-year, $1-million appointment 카지노 게임 컬렉션 the first such research chair in the world 카지노 게임 컬렉션 is funded by Bell Canada to build better practices in anti-stigma programming and to create rich student training opportunities. Dr. Stuart contributes regularly to the scientific literature on mental health and anti-stigma research; supervises and mentors research trainees; and aids knowledge translation through publications, reports, conferences, webinars and outreach, assisting community partners to create better anti-stigma programming practices.
An important component of her outreach is to organize and present the interactive Annual Bell Lecture, to be held this year in Halifax.
Now entering her third year as Chair, Dr. Stuart and colleagues, Drs. Shu-Ping Chen (Mental Health Commission of Canada Post-Doctoral Fellow) and Terry Krupa (School of Rehabilitation Therapy) are partnering with Movember Canada to conduct the Caring Campus Project. This three-year initiative is aimed at first-year male students at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, Dalhousie and 카지노게임사이트 of Calgary 카지노 게임 컬렉션 a population where 65 per cent report risky or hazardous drinking patterns. The project focuses on reducing substance misuse (drugs and alcohol) and the stigma associated with it, and fostering student leaders to create a more supportive and caring environment on campus.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Conducting this project under the auspices of the Bell Chair is raising awareness in the minds of students and others that substance use and mental health are integrally tied,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Stuart. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Having my time freed up by the Chair has enabled our team to leverage Movember funding to make this project possible.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The Caring Campus Project, which currently employs 24 student leaders, organizes educational outreach activities, responsible social events, an online chat room to discuss issues, and social media initiatives reclaiming the term 카지노 게임 컬렉션Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s For the Boys카지노 게임 컬렉션 to associate it with supporting each other in a positive, healthy way.
Student comments posted on these websites underscore both the interest and the need being tapped by this project:
카지노 게임 컬렉션Keep up the mental health advertising. Talking about it during Orientation helped me find the courage to get help.카지노 게임 컬렉션
카지노 게임 컬렉션A lot of people I know are scared to seek help because they are afraid they will be ridiculed.카지노 게임 컬렉션
카지노 게임 컬렉션I experienced two incidents this year where my friend attempted suicide as a result of mental health issues as well as substance abuse, and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s helped me deal with the situation in a timely and comforting manner.카지노 게임 컬렉션
For Heather Stuart, this type of 카지노 게임 컬렉션implementation research카지노 게임 컬렉션 카지노 게임 컬렉션 partnering with others to deliver an intervention and then evaluating it 카지노 게임 컬렉션 is at the heart of her anti-stigma work, and she is delighted to see it bearing fruit. In her remaining two years as Bell Chair, she looks forward to expanding on this project and the many other initiatives made possible by her appointment.
Donor-funded faculty positions 카지노 게임 컬렉션 chairs, professorships and post-doctoral fellowships 카지노 게임 컬렉션 enable Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s to recognize and attract top researchers and scholars, both from within the university and from around the world. The terms of reference for these positions, which require Senate approval, outline how the funding will be used. This may include salary, equipment costs and other resources needed by the holder. Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s first chair was named for Sir John A MacDonald in 1899 and was held by Adam Shortt, the university카지노 게임 컬렉션s first full-time professor of politics and economics. Since the beginning of the Initiative Campaign, in 2006, attracting donations to support these positions has been a priority.
