Way back in our May 2021 blog, at the height of COVID-19, we acknowledged mental health as the 4th wave of the pandemic and positioned mental health promotion as an essential approach in addressing the underlying conditions that negatively impact…
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What’s momentum got to do with it?
Inherent in any turbulent time is a hidden opportunity to create change. Moving into a post-pandemic era, this year’s Annual Symposium offers such an opportunity. Every year, the Hub team looks for inspiration for the upcoming year’s Annual Symposium. The…
Announcement: Knowledge Development and Exchange Hub receives $2.3 million to support mental health promotion
November 16, 2022 | WATERLOO, Ontario | Renison University College, University of Waterloo The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the mental health of Canadians and amplified inequitable mental health outcomes for youth, seniors, First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Black and racialized Canadians.…
Phase 2 of the MHP-IF
It’s official! With recent announcements from the Public Health Agency of Canada, the second phase of the Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund (MHP-IF) is now well underway. Due to a provincial election in Ontario, ten projects were first announced in…
“Unscripted” – When New Understandings are an Unexpected Outcome
As explored at a recent Hub webinar, mental health promotion can be messy! Even the best articulated participant recruitment strategies, project implementation plans, data collection procedures, and evaluation protocols do not always unfold according to plan. When those unexpected situations…
New resource category: Contextualizing the Hub’s Indigenous Inclusion Lens
At the Hub, we know that decolonizing systems and practices requires a multi-faceted approach, and one that engages Indigenous knowledge and leadership. One of the ways in which the Hub has acted on our commitment to honour Indigenous knowledge is…
Helping Mental Health Promotion Flourish in Canada with Incoming KDE Hub Scientific Co-Directors
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” Margaret Wheatley Introducing new KDE Hub Scientific Co-Directors Alice Schmidt Hanbidge Colleen McMillan Alice brings social work practice experience centered on promoting child, youth and…
A farewell message from Barb Riley
This is farewell! By Barb Riley, KDE Hub founding scientific director At the Hub’s 2022 Annual Symposium, I was one of two speakers who reflected on the forces that brought us together and will keep us together to help mental…
“The power of one”
The power of one may seem at odds with addressing structural and systemic determinants of mental health. But the KDE Hub’s 2022 Annual Symposium, held February 16-18, brought these ideas together. The power of one was referenced several times after…
New Hub video: What is Mental Health Promotion?
The KDE Hub’s 2nd Annual Symposium is fast approaching – February 16-18, 2022. Designed as a virtual, experiential event, symposium participants will explore how to help Mental Health Promotion flourish in Canada. Helping mental health promotion flourish will take many people,…