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Mother leaning head on adolescent's shoulder

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Mother leaning head on adolescent's shoulder
Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:

Nafissa Ismail (English and French)
Holder of the University Research Chair in Stress and Mental Health, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences; Director, .

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Nafissa Ismail鈥檚 work focuses on how exposure to stress during critical periods of development can have profound, long-lasting effects on brain function and can increase the risk of psychopathology later in life.

鈥淲orld Mental Health Day is more important than ever this year. With the current pandemic, many have noted a deterioration of their mental health and various factors contribute to this deterioration. Many Canadians are experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety since the start of the pandemic. We are in this situation together, so let鈥檚 help one another get through it together!鈥

William Gardner (English only)
Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine.

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William Gardner is a child psychologist and mental health services researcher. He studies child and population mental health, self-harming behaviour and substance misuse and health system change.

鈥淢ost youth will be fine, but the COVID pandemic has stressed them in important ways. Some will need mental health services and Canada has no spare capacity to supply additional services.鈥

Dr. Ian Colman (English only)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Mental Health Epidemiology.

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Dr. Colman鈥檚 work focuses on the mental health of teens and adolescents and his recently published  examined how self-harm can be contagious among adolescents.  

鈥淭eens are strongly influenced by their peers and, while that can be healthy, it can also be dangerous. It鈥檚 important for parents to talk to their children about their mental health.鈥