May 15, 2017: Pilot RCT Results: Team meeting
On May 15 2017, the pilot RCT results were presented and discussed with Partners and Collaborators at York University, Keele Campus. The results were very positive... A significant milestone.
Front row, L-R: Lea State, Coordinator, Health Education & Promotion; Polly McFarlane, director, Personal Counselling Services; Louise Hartley, director, York University Psychology Clinic; Professor Christo El Morr, School of Health Policy & Management and Nominate Principal Investigator; Professor Farah Ahmad, School of Health Policy & Management and Principal Investigator; Abera Sirkanthan, Research Assistant; Marie Chicoine, Research Assistant. Back row, L-R: Professor Rahim Moineddin, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto; Professor Paul Ritvo, School of Kinesiology & Health Science and Principal Investigator; and Dr. Alan Fung, Department of Psychiatry and Medical Director of Research, North York General Hospital
Jan. 23, 2017 Pilot Randomized Control Trial Launched
On January 23 2017, the pilot RCT was launched at York University, Keele Campus. The Team is as excited as the students... Another significant milestone.
Nov. 22, 2016, York research team launches a Mindfulness Virtual Community
A Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) research project out of York University’s Faculty of Health officially launched its second phase on Nov. 22 with a Knowledge Translation Breakfast to share the project with the greater York community.
The Mindfulness Virtual Community is a Canadian Institutes for Health Research-funded, student-centred, evidenced-based, mindfulness-based resource to support mental and physical well-being on campus that aims to improve the mental health of students who are experiencing stress, anxiety or depression.
The principal investigators are Professors Christo El Morr and Farah Ahmad of the School of Health Policy & Management and Professor Paul Ritvo of the School of Kinesiology & Health Science. (Full Story)
The Mindfulness Virtual Community is a Canadian Institutes for Health Research-funded, student-centred, evidenced-based, mindfulness-based resource to support mental and physical well-being on campus that aims to improve the mental health of students who are experiencing stress, anxiety or depression.
The principal investigators are Professors Christo El Morr and Farah Ahmad of the School of Health Policy & Management and Professor Paul Ritvo of the School of Kinesiology & Health Science. (Full Story)
March 8th, 2016, YorkU receives funding to develop mental health virtual community(Academica.ca)
York University has received over $898 K in funding and contributions from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and other industry partners to research and develop the Mindfulness Virtual Community. The researchers believe that this online program will increase student access to resources, as the stigma of mental health issues reportedly makes many students reluctant to pursue these resources in-person. YorkU Professor Christo El Morr, one of the researchers for the project, explains that “the goal [of the project] is to improve the mental health of students, in relation to experiences of stress, anxiety or depression through a supportive online community.(the full story).”
March 4th, 2016: York U researchers get funding to study online supportive mental-health community for students (Council of Ontario Universities)
A York University research team will receive more than $898,000 in funding and in-kind contributions from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and industry partners to research and develop support for the mental health needs of students through a Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) (the full story).”
March 4th, 2016: York U team receives close to $1M in funding for mental-health care virtual community for students (YFile, York University)
A York University research team will receive more than $898,000 in funding and in-kind contributions from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and industry partners to research and develop support for the mental health needs of students through a Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) (the full story).
March 4th, 2016: York U researchers get funding to study online supportive mental-health community for students (insidetoronto.com)
York University researchers have received almost $1 million in funding for a mental-health care virtual community for students. The research team will receive more than $898,000 in funding and in-kind contributions from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and industry partners to research and develop support for the mental health needs of students through a Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) (the full story) ...
March 4th, 2016: York University Media Release
York U team receives close to $1M in funding for mental-health care virtual community for students
A York University research team will receive more than $898,000 in funding and in-kind contributions from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and industry partners to research and develop support for the mental health needs of students through a Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC)... (http://cou.on.ca/articles/york-u-team-receives-close-to-1m-in-funding-for-mental-health-care-virtual-community-for-students/) (the full Story)
March 3rd, 2016: CIHR and Ministry of Health eHIPP Announcement
Government of Canada supports new eHealth research projects to empower patients and enable better health care
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“I am excited to see Canadian ingenuity at work to support the health of Canadians. These projects have the potential to make high quality mental health services more available to the young Canadians who need them, and they are also making great strides for the delivery of increased home care services. We have the talent, the intelligence and the passion in Canada to make the field of eHealth one of our (many) strengths.”
- Honourable Jane Philpott Minister of Health |
