Daily Media Digest May 11, 2021

Mental health wellness texting service SaskWell offers new supports
Prince Albert Daily Herald
“Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have partnered with a text-based service …”
TAGS: mental health, wellness, virtual care, support, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Saskatchewan

Get the 1st COVID-19 vaccine available to you, Hamilton family doctors say
CBC.ca
“Dr. Tammy Packer, chief of the departments of family medicine at Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, noted much care …”
TAGS: COVID-19, vaccine, public health, Hamilton Health Sciences

Pandemic public washroom closures a critical issue for people with IBD, those experiencing …
CTV News
“Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a term which includes other conditions such as Crohn’s disease. “One in 140 Canadians …”
TAGS: pandemic, IBD, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease

Research on Syrian refugees and depression tells powerful story of letdowns, could spur change
York U
“A health services expert led an examination of a year-long study with Syrian refugees and discovered that rates of depression actually rose over the year. This brought to light perceived sinking social support and control, language barriers and more disappointments – predictors of depression, which could point the way to policy change.”
TAGS: mental health, depression, innovative research, York University

Alberta researcher focusing on supporting mental health of health-care workers
Globalnews.ca
“… from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for two projects she is conducting in partnership with Covenant Health.”
TAGS: mental health, healthcare workers, support, frontline workers

UBCO honours four outstanding researchers of the year
UBC Faculty of Medicine
“Last Thursday at a special virtual ceremony, UBC Okanagan researchers were honoured for their innovative and groundbreaking work. At the ceremony, …”
TAGS: research, innovative research, honour, UBCO