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Making the Transition to Post-Secondary Education for Students with Disabilities
Saturday, February 22, 2014, St. Mary’s University College hosts the annual ‘Making the Transition to Post-Secondary Education for Students with Disabilities’ event. This event is ideal for prospective post-secondary students, parents, partners, guidance counsellors, and teachers. Please see the 2014 Transitions poster for full details.
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UToday: Can exercise help the depressed brains of teens?
From the January 23, 2014 issue of UToday: Scientists at the Alberta Children’s Hospital and the University of Calgary are teaming up with the YMCA Calgary to study the effect of intensive aerobic activity on brain plasticity and as a potential new therapy for depression in teens. The pilot study will involve 30 teenagers suffering from mild…
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Calgary Herald: Success of first workplace mental health program hard to measure
From the January 17, 2014 issue of the Calgary Herald: “A year after launching Canada’s first national guidelines for workplace mental health, the agency behind the program says it doesn’t know how many employers are using it — or how.”
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Sarah Gaulin Memorial Scholarship
The Sarah Gaulin Memorial Scholarship, established in honor of Sarah Gaulin, who died at age 26 after a long battle with mental illness, is now accepting applications. Applicants must be registered in a post-secondary institution and provide documented proof of their mental illness. The scholarship is valued at $1000. Full eligibility criteria and guidelines can…
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Shire Canada 2014 ADHD Scholarship
The 2014 edition of the Shire Canada ADHD Scholarship Program is now live. The 5 recipients will each receive $1500 and one year of ADHD coaching from the Edge Foundation. Application criteria: open to legal residents of Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario or Quebec accepted to or enrolled in a Canadian accredited two-year to four-year…
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