Prevention of mental disorders

Metta World Peace, Former NBA Allstar, Entrepreneur and Mental Health Advocate, Named Chief Impact Director at OOTify, a New Model for Mental Healthcare

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Metta was a pioneer in the sports world to openly discuss mental health with his continued efforts to manage and improve his own mental health with therapy, meditation, and self-care.

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  • Metta was a pioneer in the sports world to openly discuss mental health with his continued efforts to manage and improve his own mental health with therapy, meditation, and self-care.
  • Our mental health providers are the backbone of our mental healthcare system, and we need to support them with models and incentives that take care of them.
  • Mental health goes beyond depression and anxiety, and we address all mental health issues, using personalized mental health metrics and AI to provide customized recommendations and resources.
  • OOTify uses proprietary digital phenotyping technology to aggregate customized mental health information and then suggests real-time campus, community, and additional proprietary OOTify mental health resources.

National Council Announces Name Change: Organization will Rebrand as National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, May 6, 2021

"Today, the work of mental health and substance use treatment organizations is more important than ever.

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  • "Today, the work of mental health and substance use treatment organizations is more important than ever.
  • By promoting comprehensive approaches to prevention, treatment and recovery supports, we will ensure mental wellbeing is a reality for everyone.
  • And we promote greater understanding of mental wellbeing as a core component of comprehensive health and health care.
  • Through our Mental Health First Aid program, we have trained more than 2.5 million people in the U.S. to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.\n'

Apex Learning Brings Critical Social and Emotional Learning and Mental Health Programming to Districts through Partnership with Evolution Labs

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Monday, June 22, 2020

This partnership provides districts with SEL and mental health resources to support student emotional health and well-being.

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  • This partnership provides districts with SEL and mental health resources to support student emotional health and well-being.
  • "To fully support the academic needs of students, we must also support their social and emotional needs.
  • Suite360:Mental Health covers strategies for healthy coping skills, reducing stigma, awareness of mental health resources and suicide prevention.
  • "We believe this partnership will continue to expand our reach to provide more students with access to social, emotional and mental health strategies critical skills needed for academic and social success."

Evolution Labs Partners with Apex Learning to Bring Critical Social and Emotional Learning and Mental Health Programming to Districts

Retrieved on: 
Monday, June 22, 2020

Morristown, New Jersey, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Evolution Labs, a leader in social-emotional learning and Mental Health programming for K-12 students, and Apex Learning, arecognized leader in online learning, today announced a partnership devoted to engaging students in positive SEL and mental health outcomes.

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  • Morristown, New Jersey, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Evolution Labs, a leader in social-emotional learning and Mental Health programming for K-12 students, and Apex Learning, arecognized leader in online learning, today announced a partnership devoted to engaging students in positive SEL and mental health outcomes.
  • The partnership provides districts with access to the Suite360 portfolio of programs to support student emotional health and wellbeing.
  • "To fully support the academic needs of students, we must also support their social and emotional needs.
  • Suite360:Mental Health covers strategies for healthy coping skills, reducing stigma, awareness of mental health resources and suicide prevention.

Circa Health Launches Free Digital Mental Health Platform to Support University Students

Retrieved on: 
Monday, May 4, 2020

Circa Health , a new digital student mental wellness and performance platform, was designed to help colleges meet this challenge and will be available to higher ed institutions 100% free of charge through December 31, 2020.

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  • Circa Health , a new digital student mental wellness and performance platform, was designed to help colleges meet this challenge and will be available to higher ed institutions 100% free of charge through December 31, 2020.
  • Built in collaboration between Circa Interactive , a California-based higher education consultancy, and Mindful Labs , a Colorado-based digital health company, Circa Health was created to help students gain quick, easy access to mental health support and enable colleges and universities to scale their mental health services to meet rising demand.
  • Circa Health provides a complete, integrated, and end-to-end mental health support system with customizable, evidence-based content and an escalatory path via telehealth services for students who need additional support.
  • Research shows that digital mental health tools and interventions such as Circa Health lead to improved mental health outcomes which, in turn, result in higher student engagement, academic success, and better retention rates.

Government of Canada invests in at-risk youth and crime prevention programming in Toronto

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 6, 2020

The Government of Canada makes it a priority to keep our communities safe and to support evidence-based crime prevention programming for at-risk youth.

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  • The Government of Canada makes it a priority to keep our communities safe and to support evidence-based crime prevention programming for at-risk youth.
  • The project, implemented by the TAIBU Community Health Centre, is receiving funding under the National Crime Prevention Strategy 's Crime Prevention Action Fund.
  • "On behalf of the Government of Canada, I am pleased to support community-led, evidence-based, crime prevention projects such as the PLUG Project.
  • Since April 1, 2019, the Government of Canada has supported 82 new community-based crime prevention projects across Canada valued at $36.3 million.

Livongo for Behavioral Health by myStrength Launches Pregnancy and Early Parenting Digital Behavioral Health Program

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Livongo for Behavioral Health by myStrength's Pregnancy and Early Parenting program assists in easing the transition to parenthood through a core sequence of interactive activities and resources that include guided meditations, quizzes, testimonial videos, clinician videos and more.

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  • Livongo for Behavioral Health by myStrength's Pregnancy and Early Parenting program assists in easing the transition to parenthood through a core sequence of interactive activities and resources that include guided meditations, quizzes, testimonial videos, clinician videos and more.
  • The program offers a strong introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, relaxation, behavioral activation and other evidence-based approaches.
  • Livongo Members can now seamlessly manage their chronic conditions and behavioral health on one platform with a clinical-grade solution.
  • The Pregnancy and Early Parenting program is immediately available on the Livongo for Behavioral Health by myStrength web experience and mobile app, adding to existing digital behavioral health programs including depression, anxiety, stress, substance use disorders (including opioid recovery), chronic pain, balancing intense emotions, mindfulness and meditation, sleep, and more.

Canadian Plant Health Council launched

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 12, 2018

The Canadian Plant Health Council will address priorities for the plant health sector, working together on preventive approaches and activities to protect forests, agriculture and other plants from pests, diseases and other risks.

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  • The Canadian Plant Health Council will address priorities for the plant health sector, working together on preventive approaches and activities to protect forests, agriculture and other plants from pests, diseases and other risks.
  • The Plant and Animal Health Strategy for Canada is an action-oriented strategy focused on risk prevention and collaboration among partners in plant and animal health.
  • The establishment of the Canadian Plant Health Council is an important step in the prevention of risks to our plant resources, as well as in the protection of our plant health.
  • "Working in collaboration with national industry sectors as well as provincial and federal governments, the Canada Wood Group is confident that the new Canadian Plant Health Council provides a mechanism to quickly address plant health risks, safeguard our natural resources and ensuring long term economic benefits to all Canadians."