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Planting the seed for lifelong resilience in teens through mindfulness

Jul 20, 2022
The importance of self-care has become more and more evident, especially during these pandemic times. Yet, practicing self-care is highly personal and can look very different from one person to the next. For International Self-Care Day, we talked with Dr. Dzung Vo about self-care and his clinical work with teenagers on mindfulness-based interventions.

Research Roundup: May 2022

May 31, 2022
This month’s Research Roundup covers gluten-free diet adherence and barriers for children with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, app-based at-home workouts for reducing depressive symptoms during a pandemic, and ACL injury prevention programs that reduce the risk of non-contact ACL injuries among young female athletes.

Research Roundup: April 2022

Apr 30, 2022
This month’s Research Roundup covers the impact of mandatory Active Play Standards on childcare centres’ policies and practices in British Columbia, a positive and supportive way to increase health behaviours and maintain bone health in children, and how changing terminology can help support kids with neurodisability.