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2. Trends in Post-Secondary Student Stress: A Pan-Canadian Study.
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Linden, Brooke, Stuart, Heather, and Ecclestone, Amy
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MENTAL health of students , *COVID-19 pandemic , *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress , *PSYCHOLOGICAL distress , *SCHOOL year - Abstract
Objective: Previous research has evaluated the sources of post-secondary student stress, but has failed to explore whether stressors fluctuate over time. The purpose of this research was to use the Post-Secondary Student Stressors Index to examine whether stressors changed significantly and meaningfully over the course of an academic year. Due to the timing of data collection, results also provide context around students' experiences of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Cross-sectional data was collected at 3 time points via online surveys over the course of the 2020–2021 academic year from >10,000 students. Participants attended 15 post-secondary institutions across Canada, representing 9 provinces and 1 territory. Validated instruments were used to assess levels of stress, distress and the severity of student-specific stressors. Kruskal–Wallis ranked tests and multiple pairwise comparison analyses were conducted to assess whether the mean severity of stressors changed over time. Standard effect sizes were calculated using Cohen's d. Results: Mean levels of stress and psychological distress were high at the start of the study and remained high across time points. A similarly high level of stress was observed on average for student-specific stressors. While significant differences in mean severity were observed over time for some stressors, standardized effect sizes were negligible, suggesting little meaningful change and consistent levels of chronic stress over the course of the academic year. Conclusions: This is the first paper to examine trends in student-specific stress using a nationwide sample of Canadian post-secondary students during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patterns observed in student-specific stressors reflected changes likely to be indicative of the pandemic, including the most severe stress associated with academics, finances and concerns for the future. Implications for future research are discussed, in particular, the importance of examining stressors related to COVID-19 and their impact on student mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. "If You Can Just Break the Stigma Around It": LGBTQI+ Migrants' Experiences of Stigma and Mental Health.
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Haghiri-Vijeh, Roya and Clark, Nancy
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SAFETY , *CULTURE , *IMMIGRANTS , *HEALTH services accessibility , *PSYCHOLOGY of LGBTQ+ people , *RESEARCH methodology , *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) , *MENTAL health , *SOCIAL stigma , *INTERVIEWING , *FEAR , *QUALITATIVE research , *MENTAL illness - Abstract
Migrants, that is people who experience forced displacement or move based on being lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two-spirit, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+), experience increased trauma and stigma when compared to heterosexual and cisgender people. The aim of this paper is to highlight LGBTQI+ migrants' experiences of health and social care encounters in Canada. Gadamerian hermeneutics and an intersectionality lens was used to understand LGBTQI+ migrants' experiences. A total of 16 semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with LGBTQI+ migrants. Themes of stigma and discrimination were identified as (1) "I never went back": Stigma as an exclusionary experience, (2) "Is [your country of birth] really that bad": Fear, safety, and cultural stigma, and (3) "The circle ... is not going to fix my life": LGBTQI+ migrants' call for affirming care. Results suggest that health and social care practices are stigmatizing and discriminatory which negatively impacts LGBTQI+ migrant mental health. Salient practices for promoting mental health included affirming LGBTQI+ identities and orientations through health and social care practices that are culturally safe as well as trauma and violence informed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. Early Adolescent Substance Use and Mental Health Problems and Service Utilisation in a School-based Sample: L'utilisation de substances précoce chez les adolescents et les problèmes de santé mentale et l'utilisation des services dans un échantillon scolaire
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Brownlie, Elizabeth, Beitchman, Joseph H., Chaim, Gloria, Wolfe, David A., Rush, Brian, and Henderson, Joanna
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SCHOOL psychologists , *CRISIS intervention (Mental health services) , *MENTAL health services use - Abstract
Objective: This paper reports on substance use, mental health problems, and mental health service utilisation in an early adolescent school-based sample.Method: Participants were 1,360 grade 7 and 8 students from 4 regions of Ontario, Canada. Students completed an in-class survey on mental health and substance use. The sampling strategy and survey items on demographics, substance use, service utilisation, and distress were adapted from the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey. Internalising and externalising mental health problems were assessed using the Global Assessment of Individual Needs - Short Screener. Distress was defined as fair or poor self-rated mental health.Results: Rates of internalising and/or externalising problems above the threshold exceeded 30%; yet, fewer than half had received mental health services in the past 12 mo. Substance use was associated with increased odds of internalising and externalising problems above the threshold and distress. Youth using cannabis had 10-times the odds of exceeding the threshold for internalising or externalising problems. The use of substances other than alcohol or cannabis was associated with increased odds of fair or poor self-rated mental health among grade 8 students. Of the youth who confirmed at least a substance use problem, most also reported mental health problems; this association was stronger among girls than boys.Conclusions: Early adolescent substance use was associated with concurrent self-reported mental health problems in a non-clinical sample. The low levels of service utilisation reported highlight the need for improved access to early identification and intervention to prevent the development of concurrent disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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5. Elements of Care--Indirect Services in Psychiatry.
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Gaind, Karandeep Sonu, Aydin, Cristina, Gonzalez-Pino, Fernando, Hoyt, Linda, Jay, Rob, Khullar, Atul, Kronfli, Risk N., Natarajan, Dhanapal, and Wiseman, Stephen R.
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CARE of people , *PEOPLE with mental illness , *MENTAL health , *MEDICAL care research , *CAREGIVERS , *MENTAL illness treatment , *PSYCHIATRY , *TERMS & phrases , *MENTAL health services administration - Abstract
The article presents a paper, a part of a planned series of Elements of Care papers, focusing on identifying common elements which are important for providing appropriate psychiatric care in different models of care in Canada. It focuses on direct patient care or service for payment in traditional care model and also discusses indirect services involved in such models, like diagnostic assessment or patient management. It also focuses on involvement of family or caregivers in indirect services.
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- 2015
6. The National Trajectory Project of Individuals Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder in Canada. Part 1: Context and Methods.
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Crocker, Anne G., Nicholls, Tonia L., Seto, Michael C., Roman, Times New, Côté, Gilles, Charette, Yanick, and Caulet, Malijai
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LEGAL status of criminals with mental illness , *CRIMINAL justice system , *CRIMINAL procedure , *MENTAL health services , *VERDICTS , *CRIMINAL intent - Abstract
The National Trajectory Project examined longitudinal data from a large sample of people found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCRMD) to assess the presence of provincial differences in the application of the law, to examine the characteristics of people with serious mental illness who come into conflict with the law and receive this verdict, and to investigate the trajectories of NCRMD-accused people as they traverse the mental health and criminal justice systems. Our paper describes the rationale for the National Trajectory Project and the methods used to collect data in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, the 3 most populous provinces in Canada and the 3 provinces with the most people found NCRMD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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7. The Road to Mental Readiness for First Responders: A Meta-Analysis of Program Outcomes.
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Szeto, Andrew, Dobson, Keith S., and Knaak, Stephanie
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FIRST responders , *META-analysis , *PREPAREDNESS , *MENTAL health , *SOCIAL stigma - Abstract
Objectives: First-responder mental health, especially in Canada, has been a topic of increasing interest given the high incidence of poor mental health, mental illness, and suicide among this cohort. Although research generally suggests that resiliency and stigma reduction programs can directly and indirectly affect mental health, little research has examined this type of training in first responders. The current paper examines the efficacy of the Road to Mental Readiness for First Responders program (R2MR), a resiliency and anti-stigma program.Methods: The program was tested using a pre-post design with a 3-month follow-up in 5 first-responder groups across 16 sites.Results: A meta-analytic approach was used to estimate the overall effects of the program on resiliency and stigma reduction. Our results indicate that R2MR was effective at increasing participants' perceptions of resiliency and decreasing stigmatizing attitudes at the pre-post review, which was mostly maintained at the 3-month follow-up.Conclusions: Both quantitative and qualitative data suggest that the program helped to shift workplace culture and increase support for others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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