Toronto couple explores the importance of touch through cuddle therapy
Professional cuddlers explain why cuddle therapy is important for your mental, emotional, and physical health.
mental health
Online schooling raises kids’ mental health concerns
Students being stuck before a screen instead of in a physical classroom has raised concerns from professionals about their mental health.
Latino wrestler overcomes mental health challenges
Every career has its ups and downs. Recently Humana got to a low point, opening up on Instagram about the mental side of wrestling.
An AI chatbot is offering to be your therapist, for free — for now
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates two-thirds of people needing professional help never access it. A team of clinical research psychologists decided to address this gap with artificial intelligence (AI). This is how Woebot, the robot therapist was born.
Centennial PR students raise money for ‘friendship bench’
Students at Centennial College Story Arts Centre hosted a yellow-themed event to raise awareness towards mental health issues, and to fundraise for a Newfoundland school’s “friendship bench” Wednesday, March 27.
Budding entrepreneurs ‘jam’ to solve Toronto’s social challenges
Over the weekend, the Toronto Jam for Good gave birth to six social entrepreneur groups, with the goal of solving social problems in Toronto.
Movember’s sirens and ‘staches
For the first time, Toronto’s Fire Services, Police Force and Paramedics collaborated and organized the 911 Challenge for the Movember Foundation.
Opioid crisis has community feeling unsafe, police say
The opioid problem in the Greenwood and Danforth area is still a major topic of concern, according to police, but its getting better, say others.
Why we need more than just Bell Let’s Talk Day
While Bell Let’s Talk Day serves as an excellent start, we could be doing so much more.
Talking through mental illness
She thought it was something that only happened to white girls.
But after experiencing debilitating anxiety attacks and falling into a depression, Stacy-Ann Buchanan realized that no one is immune to mental illness — not even members of the black community.