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REGINA The team behind an online tool developed to help public safety personnel (PSP) access mental health supports said the majority of the pilot project’s users reported it helped improve their mental health. Called PSPNET, the program developed by the University of Regina and the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment launched in Saskatchewan one year ago and in Quebec in September 2020. PSPNET offers free online learning involving an eight-week program that includes confidential access to treatment for symptoms of depression, anxiety and more. It also involves weekly email or phone support from a therapist. The program is free of charge for current, former and volunteer personnel.
CHINA / SOCIETY By Xu Keyue Published: Jan 30, 2021 05:34 PM
Medical workers check COVID-19 screening information at a residential area in Dongchang District of Tonghua, northeast China s Jilin Province, Jan. 25, 2021. Tonghua on Monday launched the third round of citywide nucleic acid testing. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
New local coronavirus infections in Chinese mainland could fall to zero over the next two week thanks to effective and timely epidemic prevention and control measures that includes encouraging people not to travel during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, said a Chinese researcher.
However, the researcher warned the country need to be alert for possible new sporadic cases due to the flow of people and materials especially from overseas.
Researcher with Sask. roots explores impacts of long-term isolation
Emilie Kossick, a knowledge manager at the Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment with a master s degree in experimental and applied psychology from the University of Regina says the last year was a prime example of social isolation on a large scale.
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While the last year was an example of social isolation on a large scale, the problem is not new
Posted: Jan 23, 2021 3:00 PM CT | Last Updated: January 23
Emilie Kossick, a knowledge manager at the Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment, hopes that all the new research on social isolation being done during the pandemic will help improve the lives of seniors in long-term care after COVID-19 is brought under control.(Jessica Phelps/Associated Press)