Wednesday, October 19, 2022 9:00 am
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4:00 pm
EDT (GMT -04:00)
The University of Waterloo Student Mental Health Research Conference is on Wednesday, October 19th, during Thrive 2022. The goal of this virtual event is to bring together members of the Waterloo community to share knowledge, connect researchers, and promote mental wellness.
Presentations may focus on lived experience, best practices, programs, services, or research related to student and emerging adult mental health. Visit our event website to see more details on the agenda and schedule of the day. Topics broadly pertaining to student and emerging adult mental health will be explored with an emphasis on the following key themes:
- Promotion of mental health-care strategies;
- Impact of trauma;
- Equity and mental wellness e.g., effects of inequities on the mental health of equity-deserving groups such as Indigenous, Black and other racialized people, LGBTQAI2S+, people with disabilities;
- Harm reduction approaches to substance use; and
- Impact of COVID-19 on mental health.
There is no cost to attend. Please register to receive the link to the join us on the 19th!