Samantha Wells
@slwells.bsky.social
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
#MentalHealthIsHealth #MIAW2025
October 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#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
#MentalHealthIsHealth #MIAW2025
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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
Read more: https://ow.ly/l2ys50X7cV7
Canada’s mental health crisis hits these communities ‘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.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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
Read more: https://ow.ly/l2ys50X7cV7
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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...
Read our full statement:
www.camh.ca/en/camh-news...
September 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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...
Read our full statement:
www.camh.ca/en/camh-news...
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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...
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...
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.
www.ias.org.uk
March 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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...
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...
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
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.
www.canada.ca
March 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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
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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/...
www.jsad.com/do/10.15288/...
The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Commitment to Science-Based Publication Decisions
www.jsad.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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/...
www.jsad.com/do/10.15288/...
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"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/...
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/...
February 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"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/...
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/...
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February 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Reposted by Samantha Wells
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/...
February 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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/...
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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
February 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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
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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.
We’re excited to continue engaging with our community and sharing the work we’re doing, alongside our partners, shaping a future where #MentalHealthisHealth.
January 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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.
We’re excited to continue engaging with our community and sharing the work we’re doing, alongside our partners, shaping a future where #MentalHealthisHealth.
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
January 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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
