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Cycling for mental health

March 8, 2018

Two local cyclists will back the CASA Foundation’s just-announced promise to raise $5 million over the next 10 years to improve front-line care of children and youth with mental health and addictions issues.
U of A receives $5 million gift to fund youth mental health research

March 5, 2018

As the recipient of a $5 million gift, the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta looks to become a national leader in youth mental health research.
Former Sports Reporter Tom Shand Now Fights for Better Services for the Mentally Ill as Chair of AAMIMH

March 1, 2018

As a Queen’s University undergrad student in the 1970s, Tom Shand’s extracurricular activities revolved around his first love: sports.
Graduate Researcher Jasmine Brown once Advised Politicians; Now She's Focused on Helping Pregnant Women Stay Healthy

March 1, 2018

Before she moved west in the fall of 2014, Jasmine Brown spent long work days on Parliament Hill, toiling alongside the two most powerful political leaders in Canada.
Global Search Set to Begin for CASA Research Chair in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

March 1, 2018

An intense global search is about to get underway to identify a top-level candidate for the newly created CASA Research Chair in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Demand for U of A’s Eating Disorders Program Continues to Soar

March 1, 2018

It’s a dark and frigid February evening as I scurry across the icy parking lot at University of Alberta Hospital (UAH), enroute to an evening interview.
Silverstone Hoping EMPATHY Might be Reborn in Fort McMurray As Students Struggle to Cope in Aftermath of 2016 Fire

March 1, 2018

The record-breaking wildfire that tore through Fort McMurray in the summer of 2016 left Alberta’s oilsands capital looking like a scorched war zone.
Experimental therapy could boost stroke recovery

February 7, 2018

Spinal injection and rehabilitation efforts shown to increase connections between the brain and spinal cord.
$5-million gift positions Alberta to become international leader in child and adolescent mental health research

February 5, 2018

Commitment pairs CASA and UAlberta to improve front-line care of children and youth with mental health and addictions issues.
Department of Psychiatry Joins Forces with Alberta Health and AHS to Launch Prairies’ First Gender Program

February 1, 2018

Dr. Michael Marshall, a psychiatrist with a special interest in transgender mental health, is dedicated to serving the needs of Alberta’s stigmatized and often isolated transgendered population.

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