Bullied teen battles back
BY ALYSSA PARKHILL Bullying drove Alberta teen Mackenzie Murphy to attempt to take her own life. Murphy was in and out of the hospital nine times in the span of three years. At only 13 […]
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Study shines new light on therapeutic use of LSD
BY ALYSSA PARKHILL LSD, the infamous psychedelic hippie drug of the ’60s, is finding new use in treating today’s mental health issues. Microdosing is the process of taking small of amounts of psychedelic drugs, not […]
Mental healthcare in Halton
BY LOREN PELAEZ Sheridan students who struggle with mental health have resources open to them that they may not know about. There are free and local services aimed to support wellness in Halton’s youth. The […]
Local bar raises money for mental health
BY ASHA SWANN Monaghans Sports Pub in Oakville hosted a fundraiser last weekend, donating the proceeds to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). The event was organized by Brian Fogel, a musician from Stoney Creek, […]
Blogger uses social media for self-discovery
BY MAX WELLS These days it seems everyone has multiple public personalities, and they all share the same names: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Tumblr to name a few. Probably every single person reading this […]
For some students, happiness is hard to find
BY DYLAN OLLEY Being happy is an important part of life. However, those who have a mental illness may be unable to be happy because of the daily stress and sadness they experience. Mental illnesses […]
Strike leaves students without mental health care
BY MAX WELLS Many Ontario college students say their mental health has been severely impacted by the college strike. The strike, which affected all 24 Ontario colleges, left half a million students anxious about the […]
Sheridan initiative supports staff mental health
BRADLEY NORTHCOTE Mental health support is needed not just for students, but for other members of the Sheridan community. Some of them engage directly with students. Others work in the background. Whatever their role, staff […]
Sheridan says hello to yellow
BY RYA WALFORD “We are really, really pleased that today has come. There have been a lot of people preparing for this and that is our yellow Friendship bench,” Maria Lucido-Bezely, Dean of Students, told […]
Mental health by the numbers
With Bell Let’s Talk tomorrow we decided to take a look at some of the numbers behind the campaign and mental health in Canada.