$66 million per year. That is how much nursing professor Cheryl Forchuk estimates that psychiatric wards in Ontario would save by implementing a discharge model for patients that provides more wraparound supports.
Watch a brief video overview and read story in Western News.
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Carrie Anne Marshall (Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy) studies how individuals experiencing homelessness are especially susceptible to the negative mental and physical consequences of boredom. Read an update on her recent study in Western News.
Also see Carrie’s Lightning Talks presentation, Boredom and meaningful activity in adults experiencing homelessness (recorded November 21, 2019)
Heath Promotion PhD candidate Aimee Utuza and her sister Clarisse Cechetto Mukashumbusho have launched a campaign to help more than 200 single Rwandan mothers access food during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Thursday (May 7), the City Symposium hosts a live webcast on the theme of Quality Education. Presenters include Amanda L. Kennedy (Founder/Project Director of Yotuni Charitable Initiative), Rick Pardo (former Coordinator for the Culture of Innovation for the Thames Valley District School Board), Dr. Susan Rodger (Psychologist and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education at Western University), and Dobijoki Emanuela (currently pursuing her Doctor of Education at Western University). Read full bios at citysymposium.com.
The City Symposium on Quality Education will be hosted by Dr. Melanie-Anne Atkins (Associate Director, Graduate Education, at the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Western University). In addition, there will be special musical performances before and after the event by Noelle Coughlin.
Thursday, May 7
6:40 PM – Pre-symposium concert with Noelle Coughlin
7:00 PM – Speakers and presentations
To register, please visit citysymposium6.eventbrite.ca
Dr. Lorie Donelle (Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing) is actively recruiting volunteers to take part in a research study about parents’ use of digital technology as they transition into parenthood.
Please share with any parents you know who are at over the age of 16 and have at least one child who is 2 years of age or younger.
