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Mental Health Systems and Services Laboratory

UBC research team directed by Dr. Daniel Vigo. We are dedicated to understanding and improving mental health.

11/09/2023

Do you want to learn to support others with their mental health? Do you want to be part of a large research study? Are you interested in a career in medicine, counselling or mental health? If the answer was yes, we'd love to hear from you. For more information about the role of a peer coach and to access the application, click the link in our bio! Applications accepted until 9:00am on Monday, September 18, 2023.

02/08/2023

We are proud to announce that the randomized controlled trial for Minder has officially concluded! We are very appreciative of all 1496 UBC students who joined the study and provided valuable insight and feedback for our app. Our next steps include data analysis to determine the effectiveness of Minder. Stay tuned on our page in the next few months for more insight!

22/11/2022

The opioid crisis in the greater Vancouver area is a serious issue. Pay attention to signs of overdose. If you think someone is overdosing, call 911 immediately and administer Naloxone if you have it. towardtheheart.com is a great resource to access Naloxone kits. Learn more about opioids and their effects by going to our pinned post or the link in our bio!

17/11/2022

If you’re in a situation where someone may be in a crisis, here are some steps to help them. We are lucky in BC to have the BC Crisis Centre, where they have trained volunteers to help anyone through a critical situation. To learn more about how to help others and for more information about how to join our study, go to our pinned post or the link in our bio!

15/11/2022

Need some time for self care? We surveyed our lab members and these are their responses to how they do self care. If you want to find more tips and tricks from your peers and qualified professionals about self care, go to our pinned post or the link in our bio!

10/11/2022

RESOURCE FEATURE! Are you looking for a community of students to discuss addiction or addictive behaviour? The Student Recovery Community is an amazing resource we are lucky to have in our Services section. You can find more details about SAC and others in Minder, which matches your specific need with a service that’s available for you.

08/11/2022

Drinking occurs on campus, but do you know how much your peers are drinking? Our survey says that most students have between 0 to 10 drinks in a typical week. If you’d like to learn more, go to our pinned post or the link in our bio!

03/11/2022

Is it hard to deal with peer pressure? Check out the “Assertive Refusal” activity in Minder! You can learn more about peer pressure and other topics on our app.

For more information about how to join our study, go to our pinned post or the link in our bio!

01/11/2022

Feeling stressed or anxious? Our team has filmed a cool 360 degree video of a mindfulness journey through the Malcolm Knapp Forest in Golden Ears Park.

For more information about how to join our study to find this exercise and other mindfulness and grounding videos, go to our pinned post or the link in our bio!

27/10/2022

RESOURCE FEATURE! The Student Assistance Program is a great resource available to UBC students inside and outside of Canada, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is one of the many resources Minder can help you find! You can find more details about SAP and other services in Minder, which matches your specific need with a service that’s available for you.

25/10/2022

Although many students experience mental health challenges, many do not get help. Minder was designed to help all students learn skills to improve wellbeing and build resilience.

For more information about how to join our study, go to our pinned post or the link in our bio!

20/10/2022

We’ve launched our new study assessing the effectiveness of a brand new mental health and substance use app that we co-developed with UBC students and researchers. If you’d like to join us in improving your mental wellbeing and that of your peers at UBC, click the link in our bio to register for our study. All you have to do is download the Minder app, and complete a baseline and follow-up survey over the course of one month. You can earn $20 for your participation!

This study is being led by Dr. Daniel Vigo (UBC Faculty of Medicine) for “An integrated online approach to mental health and substance use in university students.” The UBC Ethics ID Number is H21-03248.

Please note that this is a public page and thus any interactions you have with this post will be visible to others (ie. liking, commenting, etc.). For any further questions please feel free to contact the research team at mental.health.lab@ubc.ca or the Principal Investigator, Daniel Vigo, at daniel.vigo@ubc.ca.

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