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Dr. Srividya Iyer, recipient of the 2023 Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research
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Although it’s important to have conversations about men’s mental health all year round, with the advent of shorter days and colder weather, November in particular can be a challenging month for some people.
We asked some of our experts to send us tips and advice for World Mental Health Day (October 10). Here’s what they shared:
“Gratitude is a great way to support our wellbeing. By exercising gratitude, we help to nurture it within us.
Everyone needs a hug. That’s the premise behind a thoughtful initiative to make and distribute "pocket hugs" that has taken root in The Royal’s Integrated Schizophrenia Recovery Program.
OTTAWA, October 4, 2023 – More than 750 community leaders filled the EY Centre today raising over $670,000 in support of mental health care and research at The Royal.
Three research teams connected to the University of Ottawa Institute for Mental Health Research (IMHR) at The Royal were awarded over $800,000 of funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for total project costs of ~$2M.