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March - Women's Mental Health

This March UFV highlights the awareness of Women’s Mental Health. Though many mental illnesses seem to be gender neutral, women often have different signs and symptoms, requiring different treatments and services. Homewood Health has provided some enlightening facts about women’s mental health.  Did you know:

  • 47% of women were considered at high risk of developing mental health disorders, compared to 36% of men.
  • 25.7% of young women have self-harmed – more than twice the rate of young men.
  • Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression.
  • Women who have experienced childhood trauma such as sexual abuse and physical violence are 3 to 4 times more likely to encounter depression as adults.
  • Women tend to experience more concurrent mental health disorders. Depression might be accompanied by anxiety, agoraphobia (feeling unsafe), panic disorders, somatoform disorders (symptoms of physical illness or pain that cannot be fully diagnosed), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • Women have significantly higher rates of developing PTSD following exposure to traumatic events – at least double that of men.
  • An alarming 80% of individuals with eating disorders are women, which has the highest overall mortality rate of any mental illness.

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External webinars

Women’s Mental Health. Homewood Health prerecorded webinar(59 min). View the webinar.

External resources

Homewood Health: Women’s Mental Health

Featured workshops

Upcoming UFV Workshops:


Stress and Pain - Wednesday, February 21 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm


How to have the Conversation if Someone is Struggling - Thursday, February 15 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm


Who Are We - Tuesday, February 27 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm


Civility in the Workplace - Thursday, February 29 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Resources and education materials

Teledoc Health

Teledoc Health - September 2023

Homewood Health

  • E-Learning e-courses - self-directed and self-paced: e-course catalogue
    • Taking control of your mood
    • Taking control of your stres
    • Resilience
    • Responsible optimism

Homewood's Plan Smart Lifestyle and Specialty Counselling Servies: catalogue of service descriptions for employees

  • 12 Weeks to Wellness - Ready to take your health and well-being to the next level? Homewood’s 12 Weeks to Wellness Program may be what you are looking for. Homewood’s program uses a comprehensive, self-directed approach to support behaviour change. You will have access to life coaching, nutritional counselling, and health risk assessment over a 12-week period. One call to Homewood at 1-800-663-1142 is all it takes to get started. Plan Smart empowers you with the information and support you need to take a comprehensive approach to behaviour change. Homewood makes it simple to get started and guide you step-by-step.

Wellness Together Canada - online platform launched by the Federal Government for all Canadians of all ages to access mental health and substance use support. Click here to access.

 

Health and well-being awareness monthly campaigns

 

  January   Mental Health 
  February   Healthy Heart
  March   Women's Mental Health
  April   Financial Wellness
  May   Cancer Prevention
  June   EDI Awareness
  July   Respect in the workplace and harassment prevention
  August   Trauma informed care
  September   Work-life balance
  October   Breast cancer awareness
  November   Men's health
  December   Self-care

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