We have a new #challenge 👇
How are YOU feeling about exam season?
In our recent community event, we engaged with a panel of mental health advocates - including a therapist in training, podcast host, mental health researcher, and an award-winning health writer - and they shared their perspectives on why you should prioritize your mental health and how exactly to do that.
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Panel Participants:
1. Yasmin Thomas is a therapist in training, working towards her Master's of Counselling Psychology. Yasmin specializes in providing support for those facing challenges such as Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions, Positive Psychology, and more. Yasmin, with the supervision of Clinical Director Saunia Palmer-Nelson, is currently offerring low cost therapy sessions - book a session with Yasmin here!
2. Angelica Galluzzo is a mental health advocate, TEDx Speaker, and host of "The Revolutionized Mind" podcast. As a mental health advocate, Angelica works to positively impact the lives of others and restructure the way that we think, to ensure that we are living the best, happiest, successful lives possible.Â
3. Rya Buckley is a Master's student in school and clinical child psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Rya's research focuses on examining the experiences and access to mental health supports of racialized and marginalized students – expertise she will now put to work on behalf of her peers.Â
4. Carolyn Tinglin is the Co-Founder & Chair of The Youth Alliance for Intersectional Justice (YAIJ), which aims to create spaces where youth, culture, and accessibility meet. Carolyn is a PhD candidate whose area of research is special education. Her PhD thesis examines relationships between PD and the teaching practices of Ontario Special Education teachers who work in racialized Special Education classrooms.
5. Simon Spichak is an award-winning science, tech, and health communicator, with a background in neuroscience. Simon is the co-founder of Resolvve - a mental health startup that helps students build resilience by giving them the tools to thrive in school and in life.
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This project was collaboratively developed by EVOLVERE, Neurokin, and The Hub UTSC 👇
✔ At EVOLVERE Mental Health Inc., we are working to evolve the way that students understand and support their mental health. We are developing a digital mental health platform that focuses on the student perspective and experience. Our platform curates a collective space where students can build community and be connected to resources that fit their needs
✔ Neurokin is a one-stop information shop for undiagnosed & marginalized adults seeking care for Autism & ADHD. They are currently building a virtual, self-paced evaluation tool & resource toolkit for women & femmes, people of colour, and 2SLGBTQ+ folks to provide them tools to better advocate for themselves, find a healing community, and aid them in their journey of self-discovery.
✔ The Hub UTSC is U of T Scarborough's innovation centre and startup incubator, helping students & recent alumni launch successful ideas in research commercialization, social innovation, & business creation.
I have 4 exams in the next 48hrs, so this is coming in very handy 😅