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September 18, 2019

Carleton Reduces Stigma at Recovery Day Ottawa

Each year, Recovery Day Ottawa (RDO) celebrates the pathways people follow to recovery from substance use, fosters hope for those still suffering, reduces the barriers of stigma, engages the broader community and builds a platform... More

September 18, 2019

Carleton Adds Six New Dogs to Popular Therapy Program

A new group of Carleton University students just aced their final exams. They sat and came on command, politely accepted petting and ignored distractions. Six dogs—with the help of their handlers, who are all Carleton... More

October 23, 2018

Madness in Modern Times

The history of mental illness is a dark and fragmented one. "You can go to asylums in the United States and they've got graveyards" made up of "rows and rows of . . . these... More

October 10, 2018

Mental Health 101

When students taking Psychology courses at Carleton have a problem in the classroom, the issue, if it can't be resolved with their professor or the undergraduate chair, eventually reaches the office of departmental chair Prof.... More

September 14, 2018

Carleton Expands Therapy Dog Program

Meet Roxy, Cooper, Penny, Zak, Murphy and Dozer. They're friends of Blue—Carleton University's first therapy dog and most famous pet on campus—and they're here to spread canine love to keep student spirits up. The new... More