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Samantha Wells

@slwells

Senior Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (IMHPR), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Community-based researcher supporting community driven approaches. Views are my own.

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#WorldMentalHealthDay is a reminder to all that our #mentalhealth matters just as much as our physical health. If you need help, know that there is support available.

#MentalHealthIsHealth #MIAW2025

10.10.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Canada’s mental health crisis hits these communities β€˜disproportionately’ hard. New research points to a key factor A University of Ottawa survey shows significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety linked to racial discrimination, while youth across all backgrounds face rising mental-health challenges.

New study from University of Ottawa suggests symptoms of depression & anxiety are occurring at higher rates in Indigenous & racialized individuals. Shkaabe Makwa Senior Director Rennie Linklater weighed in & provided additional context.

Read more: https://ow.ly/l2ys50X7cV7

06.10.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You may have heard concerns about a link between #acetaminophen (#Tylenol) use during pregnancy and #autism. However, current research does not show a direct connection.

Read our full statement:
www.camh.ca/en/camh-news...

24.09.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How could the US-EU alcohol tariff war affect alcohol consumption and harm? - Institute of Alcohol Studies How could a 200% US tariff on EU alcohol impact consumption and harm? Dr Norman Giesbrecht and Professor Tim Stockwell explore the potential consequences on both sides of the Atlantic.

How could Trump's proposed tariffs on EU alcohol impact alcohol consumption and harm in Europe and the US?

Dr Norman Giesbrecht and Professor Tim Stockwell explore the potential consequences on both sides of the Atlantic. @camhnews.bsky.social @uviccisur.bsky.social

www.ias.org.uk/2025/03/25/h...

25.03.2025 09:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Minister Valdez, on behalf of Minister Fisher, announces Veterans Affairs Canada funding for Team Rubicon Canada, Challenge Factory, Concussion Legacy Foundation, Egale Canada, and the Centre for Addi... Projects seek to improve employment opportunities, concussion research, and brain health for Veterans in Canada.

Our team @camhnews@bsky.social and collaborators are grateful to Veterans Affairs Canada Family & Wellbeing fund for supporting our research that will allow us to better understand and address the mental health effects of women’s complex international deployments through lived experience engagement

04.03.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Commitment to Science-Based Publication Decisions

The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Commitment to Science-Based Publication Decisions (new FastTakes in @jsadjournal.bsky.social, by JSAD Editor Dr. Jennifer P. Read)
www.jsad.com/do/10.15288/...

17.02.2025 18:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A participant in NIH funded research

A participant in NIH funded research

"How can leaders make evidence informed decisions if there is no evidence?"

A US researcher in the federal system talks about what the past few weeks have been like, as data have been pulled and colleagues put on administrative leave
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

17.02.2025 10:35 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7
A Lancet Editorial: β€œAmerican chaos: standing up for health and medicine”

A Lancet Editorial: β€œAmerican chaos: standing up for health and medicine”

β€œ...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.”

The Lancet response: bit.ly/4jRb5Av

07.02.2025 09:54 πŸ‘ 632 πŸ” 361 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 43
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The US was considered a world leader in public health and research. With one repressive stroke that reputation risks being broken, argue @jocalynclark.bsky.social and @kamranabbasi.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

04.02.2025 21:38 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7
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Are we seeing a cultural shift, at all ages, away from alcohol? @spaikin.bsky.social asks David Soberman (@rotmanschool.bsky.social), Samantha Wells (@camhnews.bsky.social @uoftdlsph.bsky.social), Gail Lynch (ZERO Cocktail Bar), and Dan Malleck (@brocku.ca) tonight at 8/11pm

06.02.2025 16:39 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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CAMH is now on Bluesky!

We’re excited to continue engaging with our community and sharing the work we’re doing, alongside our partners, shaping a future where #MentalHealthisHealth.

21.01.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Pleased to join the Bluesky community and share a recent paper our team published on alcohol-related sexual violence in drinking venues. Our results demonstrate the importance of men’s normative beliefs and attitudes regarding the effects of alcohol, peer dynamics and gender roles and scripts

16.01.2025 00:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Tool Potentially Offers Additional Insight int | Newswise Young men’s commonly held beliefs and attitudes about drinking, gender role stereotypes, and peer pressure may be key drivers impacting women’s sexual victimization in bars and clubs. That’s according...

www.newswise.com/articles/new....

16.01.2025 00:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0