/newsroom/taxonomy/term/16120/all en /newsroom/channels/news/patients-propose-real-world-solutions-quebecs-primary-care-crisis-report-352529 <p>A new report shares patient-led solutions to help address the worsening primary care crisis in Quebec, where more than two million Quebecers have no assigned family doctor or nurse practitioner, among the worst rates in the country.</p> <p>Canada itself is among the worst performing among developed countries, with more than six million Canadians lacking access to a family physician. Residents of rural and smalltown communities face even more profound challenges to access, highlighting the need for more to be done in Quebec to find real world solutions to these ongoing problems.</p> Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:23:55 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 307437 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/how-having-purpose-life-can-bolster-mens-mental-health-351137 <p>Despite growing awareness about the high rates of suicide among men, research is still needed to examine men’s mental health challenges. Existential psychology, with its focus on questions of meaning and value, may bring new insights that can aid in this examination.</p> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:59:26 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307354 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-remains-215-children-found-buried-former-residential-school-331277 <p>Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site in British Columbia. In a statement, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation explained they hired a specialist in ground-penetrating radar to carry out the work, and that their language and culture department oversaw the project to ensure it was done in a culturally appropriate and respectful way.</p> Mon, 31 May 2021 21:04:41 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 268554 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-pride-month-june-2021-331401 <p>June is Pride Month in Canada. It is a time when we celebrate diversity and LGBTQ+ communities, acknowledge their history, the hardships they have endured, and the progress that has been made. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/community/celebrating-pride-month-2021-1.6041475" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:25:05 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 269333 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-mothers-negatively-impacted-covid-19-pandemic-policies-331444 <p>Giving birth can be a joyous, yet stressful experience in the best of times – but what happens when a global public health crisis is thrown into the mix? ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and the University of Toronto researchers examined the effects certain pandemic policies have had on the mental health of Canadian women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:56:44 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 269535 at /newsroom