Although children and adolescents in the child welfare system are at increased risk of attempted suicide compared with the general population, researchers have found that rates of attempted suicide are highest before they enter care then begin to decline. The research was published last week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
Approximately 76,000 children and […]

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Charlene Hellson, a member of the Siksika Nation, part of the Blackfoot Confederacy, will thrice perform her monologue “Unpacking the Backpack” beginning on April 4 for the University community.
The one-woman show uses traditional Aboriginal story-telling methods to create a new understanding of the historical impact upon the mental health of Aboriginal people in Canada today. […]

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More than 500 people in Winnipeg who are homeless and living with a mental illness are being recruited to participate in Canada’s largest-ever study on the issue. The Winnipeg At Home project is aimed at providing people with stable, long-term housing and supports, with particular attention to the Aboriginal population. Using a $3.75 million grant […]

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Migraines may lead to mental disorders, which in turn may lead to migraines, according to a new study in the January-February 2009 issue of General Hospital Psychiatry.
“Together, migraine and mental disorders cause more impairment than alone,” says lead study author Gregory Ratcliffe in the department of psychiatry at the University of Manitoba. […]

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A University of Manitoba study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry has found that a greater percentage of adults 55 years of age and older have positive attitudes and beliefs about seeking professional mental health help than younger adults.

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A University of Manitoba led mental health research team based at St. Boniface General Hospital has been awarded $1.5 million in new funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

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