Jasmine Zhang and Brianna MacPherson, who presented a workshop Staying Informed without Burning Out: Strategies for Mindful Media and News Consumption at the Kitchener Public Library (Central Branch) on Nov 4, 2025. The students provided an informative and engaging workshop that highlighted changes in our access to news, outlined differences between misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, explored the concept of doom-scrolling and impact on mental health, and provided helpful tips for consuming news with intention and care. The attentive audience asked excellent questions and offered thoughtful contributions.
These opportunities are a wonderful demonstration of psychology's ability to translate knowledge and research into practical and helpful information for everyone. We continue to be grateful for the strong community partnerships that allows for these opportunities.
To see a workshop hosted by us in the future, check out the "Events" tab under our "Community Education and Outreach" webpage (and "News") to see all future CMHRT Workshops offered to the public. If the “events” tab is not displayed, we are not offering any public workshops at this time.