Mental Health /newsroom/taxonomy/term/9125/all en Parenting programs help kids, but provide insufficient support for parents, study finds /newsroom/channels/news/parenting-programs-help-kids-provide-insufficient-support-parents-study-finds-360264 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>Parenting programs that address both mental health and parenting skills can improve children’s development, but often fall short when it comes to offering effective mental-health support for parents, new research suggests.</p> <p>“It’s a surprising contradiction,” said the study’s lead author,<a href="/newsroom/marilyn-ahun"> Marilyn Ahun</a>, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at 㽶Ƶ. “Our findings show the potential of multi-component programs, while revealing gaps that need to be addressed.”</p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:54:54 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 314692 at /newsroom How having a purpose in life can bolster men’s mental health /newsroom/channels/news/how-having-purpose-life-can-bolster-mens-mental-health-351137 <p>Despite growing awareness about the high rates of suicide among men, research is still needed to examine men’s mental health challenges. Existential psychology, with its focus on questions of meaning and value, may bring new insights that can aid in this examination.</p> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:59:26 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307354 at /newsroom World’s most comprehensive study on COVID-19 mental health /newsroom/channels/news/worlds-most-comprehensive-study-covid-19-mental-health-346392 <p>COVID-19 has taken a relatively limited toll on the mental health of most people around the globe, according to a paper published today in the <i>BMJ </i>by a 㽶Ƶ-led research team involving collaborators from McMaster University, the University of Toronto, and other institutions.</p> <p>The team reviewed data from 137 studies in various languages involving 134 cohorts of people from around the world. Most of the studies were from high or middle-income countries, and about 75% of participants were adults and 25% were children and adolescents between the ages of 10-19.</p> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:33:36 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 293538 at /newsroom Addressing violent extremism in Quebec /newsroom/channels/news/addressing-violent-extremism-quebec-346280 <p>Violent extremism in Canada is now considered a significant public health issue requiring prevention programs. At the same time that a surge in far-right movements has become a top concern for national security, Ottawa continues efforts to bring home and reintegrate women detained in Syria after travelling to join the Islamic State.</p> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:18:37 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 292633 at /newsroom Marie-Claude Geoffroy /newsroom/marie-claude-geoffroy Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:19:17 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288864 at /newsroom Shielding children from food insecurity – no protection from psychological problems /newsroom/channels/news/shielding-children-food-insecurity-no-protection-psychological-problems-339451 <p>It’s easy to imagine the emotional distress of both parents and children in families where there isn’t enough to eat. Especially if it happens regularly. An increasing number of studies have shown an association between food insecurity and adverse mental health outcomes. Now, new research from 㽶Ƶ has looked at the impacts of food insecurity on the mental health of both parents and children separately.</p> Wed, 04 May 2022 03:44:41 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288121 at /newsroom New mothers negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic policies /newsroom/channels/news/new-mothers-negatively-impacted-covid-19-pandemic-policies-331444 <p>Giving birth can be a joyous, yet stressful experience in the best of times – but what happens when a global public health crisis is thrown into the mix? 㽶Ƶ and the University of Toronto researchers examined the effects certain pandemic policies have had on the mental health of Canadian women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:56:44 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 269535 at /newsroom McGill-Concordia-uOttawa research team finds correlation between COVID-19-based discrimination and poor mental health /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-concordia-uottawa-research-team-finds-correlation-between-covid-19-based-discrimination-and-331009 <p>Visible minorities, health-care workers and young people in Quebec have been at higher risk of experiencing COVID-19-related discrimination and more likely to suffer from poor mental health in the past year, according to a collective of researchers from 㽶Ƶ, Concordia University and the University of Ottawa.</p> <p>The researchers set out to study how factors such as people’s socioeconomic and minority status, discrimination, stigmatization and mental health impact their understanding and adoption of public health measures to combat the coronavirus.</p> Wed, 12 May 2021 14:12:55 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 264951 at /newsroom Karen Hetherington /newsroom/karen-hetherington Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:16:56 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262294 at /newsroom McGill researchers launch Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-launch-multicultural-mental-health-resource-centre-327768 <p>Bell Let's Talk, 㽶Ƶ, The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital are pleased to announce the official launch of the <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3039650-1&h=3962097836&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.multiculturalmentalhealth.ca%2F&a=Multicultural+Mental+Health+Resource+Centre" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre</a> (MMHRC).</p> Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:08:44 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 256257 at /newsroom Robert Whitley /newsroom/robert-whitley Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:02:06 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 252654 at /newsroom Anna Weinberg /newsroom/anna-weinberg Wed, 09 Dec 2020 20:46:06 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 252652 at /newsroom Brett Thombs /newsroom/brett-thombs Wed, 09 Dec 2020 20:22:59 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 252647 at /newsroom Reut Gruber /newsroom/reut-gruber Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:23:32 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 252631 at /newsroom Joe Flanders /newsroom/joe-flanders Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:05:59 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 252626 at /newsroom