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Education / November 2021

Inside the Mental Health Crisis Facing College and University Students

October 26, 2021October 27, 2021 - by Simon Lewsen

Campuses are offering more wellness programming than ever before, so why are rates of student mental illness on the rise?

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Health / June 2021

What Happens to Our Brains When We Get Depressed?

May 19, 2021May 5, 2022 - by Simon Lewsen

The human brain, in all its complexity, is nearly impossible to model. One neuroscientist is trying anyway

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Health

The Mental Health Toll of a Pandemic Winter

November 20, 2020June 23, 2021 - by Gabrielle Drolet

There’s no blanket solution for the challenges of the cold dark season. But there are ways to make it more bearable

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Society

Is Anonymously Funded Health Research Too Risky?

January 19, 2018November 11, 2019 - by John Lorinc

A substantial donation to CAMH from an unnamed donor raises questions of ethical transparency

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Society

Why Would Someone Choose to Be a Monster?

September 28, 2016November 18, 2019 - by Simon Lewsen

Pedophiles don’t get a pass for their sins. But James Cantor’s controversial research could explain why they do what they do

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Health

Not Criminally Responsible

November 27, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Richard Klagsbrun

The case for forensic psychiatry in reintegrating people with mental illnesses

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March 2013

The New Normal

March 4, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Rachel Giese

Canada’s largest mental health facility is undergoing a multimillion-dollar facelift that reflects a greater cultural shift, the mainstreaming of mental illness

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Thousands of Indigenous children died at residential schools across Canada. This is the story of one community’s search for unmarked graves

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