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World Health Organization Adopts Mental Health Action Plan

July 18, 2013 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

We recently learned that the 66th World Health Assembly has adopted the World Health Organization’s comprehensive mental health action plan (2013-2020). The action plan is the outcome of extensive globalContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Education, Health, International, Mental Health Tagged With: comprehensive mental health action plan, depression, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope, who, world health organization

Dogs Teaching Adults How to Teach Kids to Read

August 18, 2010 By ifredorg 1 Comment

Some fantastic research has shown that the benefits of dogs can go beyond being good friends – they can help kids learn how to read. This article goes into detail aboutContinue Reading

Filed Under: Animals, Health, Mental Health, Research Tagged With: confidence, dogs, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, reading, self-worth, suicide prevention, teach hope

Fantastic Q&A on Exercise and Depression

August 9, 2010 By ifredorg 3 Comments

Our wonderful advisory board member, Kirsten Straughan, was kind enough to let iFred present to the students in UIC’s Human Nutrition program, preparing students to become registered dieticians. Students interested in volunteeringContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Exercise, Health, iFred, Mental Health, Research, Tips and Tools Tagged With: advisory board, Ann Haibeck, depression, exercise, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, Kirsten Straughan, suicide prevention, teach hope