A month ago, we spoke to Dr. Alex DiGiacomo while she was at the halfway point of her cross-Canada cycling trip. She was raising money and awareness for kids' mental health in this country, and the major gaps youth have in accessing that care.

She has now completed the entire journey, so we invited her back to talk about the big picture, the fundraising effort, the pool noodle, and the incredible community she met and created along the way!

Read about the charities Dr. DiGiacomo is supporting through this effort, and help her reach that final finish line here: https://my.charitableimpact.com/groups/mental-healthcare-from-coast-to-coast

Revisit her journey and follow her into the next project on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dralexdigiac/

Researchers from UBC teamed up with Foundations for Social Change to conduct a study where they gave a one-time cash transfer of $7,500 to people experiencing homelessness. The results of the study were eye-opening for some, expected for others. Mind Full spoke with Dr. Jiaying Zhao, the lead author of the study, and Amber Dyce, CEO of Foundations for Social Change, about the study itself and the possibilities for ending homelessness.

We gave $7,500 to people experiencing homelessness — here’s what happened next

https://psych.ubc.ca/news/cash-transfers-to-people-experiencing-homelessness/

Foundations for Social Change website:

https://forsocialchange.org/

In early 2022, Mind Full host Eric Bollman spoke with Dr. Reagan Gale and Charlene Bradford in the Yukon about working as psychologists in remote and northern areas. One of the subjects we covered was the lack of regulation for psychologists in the Yukon, the last territory or province to regulate the profession. Read the article here: https://cpa.ca/psychology-month-profile-dr-veronica-hutchings-charlene-bradford-and-dr-reagan-galerural-and-northern-psychology/

In August, the Yukon government announced that they will be going ahead with the actions advocated by Charlene and Dr. Gale for the past several years, and psychology will be regulated in the territory.

https://yukon.ca/en/news/government-yukon-regulate-psychologist-profession

On this episode of Mind Full, we catch up with Dr. Gale and Charlene to talk about their advocacy success, and what the regulation of psychologists really entails.

Dr. Alex DiGiacomo is a clinical psychologist who works with youth in BC. Worried about the availability of mental health services for youth, and about the accessibility of those services, she took on a major challenge to raise awareness of the problem. She began cycling across Canada! We spoke to Dr. DiGiacomo about the trip, the cause, and the charities she's supporting along the way.

Follow the journey on her Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dralexdigiac/

Donate to the mission and see the charities who will be recipients of donations: https://my.charitableimpact.com/groups/mental-healthcare-from-coast-to-coast

Get involved and assist in another way: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkDN9L_uFMXiA3jGzJjJgnTwlhD_e1UIBbwqP2SWdTml7foA/viewform

For many Black Canadians, their first contact with the mental health system is through the criminal justice system. Both systems that have historically marginalized and victimized minority communities, and in many ways are still doing so. Black Mental Health Canada (BMHC) is one of the organizations trying to change this paradigm. Shanique Victoria, Research Project Lead at BMHC, joins Mind Full to tell us more.

Black Mental Health Canada:

https://blackmentalhealth.ca/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5f2lBhCkARIsAHeTvlgrJc9PpLF8R4licF3Voi2SFyqUsnNZ0UkCG2pS81Ot4lHThDh3RZUaAgSDEALw_wcB

Mental Health Provider Directory:

https://blackmentalhealth.ca/mental-health-provider-directory/

Shanique's website: www.shaniquevictoria.com

Email Shanique: [email protected]

How do psychologists look at parenting and parenting styles? And is there one style that tends to work better than others? We invited Dr. Christina Rinaldi to Mind Full to help answer some of the burning questions parents might have.

Triple P Parenting:

https://www.triplep-parenting.ca/alb-en/find-help/triple-p-online/?itb=0acf03f408f90ea0dcba786d300620db&gclid=CjwKCAjwzo2mBhAUEiwAf7wjko3D28t_o0xmdbupUAnSB2p0IdU_9av3tCUJZIrBqwNDGM1ltLmbUhoCBV4QAvD_BwE#parents-register-now

Circle of Security:

https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com/

Here is a short questionnaire Dr. Rinaldi has used (a version of it)in her own research:

https://www3.cde.ca.gov/pem/module2/story_content/external_files/ParentingStyleQuestionnairev8.pdf

Children (0-6) & Families - Ontario:

https://www.children-first.ca/about/

Family Care Centre:

https://www.family.cmho.org/school-mental-health/

Family Resource Programs of BC:

https://frpbc.ca/family-resources/

Dr. Rinaldi's parenting research teen study is recruiting:

https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/leap/active-research-projects/parenting-in-adolescence?authuser=0

Dr. Lisa Votta-Bleeker has been chosen as the new CEO of the CPA. Coming to us from the Deputy CEO role, we are excited to start this new chapter, and to introduce Dr. Votta-Bleeker to our audience!

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) affects up to one in 15 people, but it is not a well-known diagnosis. Many symptoms (difficulty tying shoes or holding a pencil, clumsiness) can be misunderstood. DCD expert Dr. Paulene Kamps joins the CPA podcast to discuss the condition.

Dr. Kamps' website (what is DCD): https://drkamps.ca/what-is-dcd

Book (The Source For DCD): https://drkamps.ca/the-source-for-dcd

Dr. Bruce Hutchison is the author of the book 'Emotions Don’t Think: Emotional Contagion in a Time of Turmoil'. He Kathryn and Eric on Mind Full to define the concept of emotional contagion, and how it relates to the increasingly polarized world we seem to be inhabiting.

Dr. Hutchison's book can be ordered at Crossfield Publishing in Canada, at http://crossfieldpublishing.ca/?fbclid=IwAR0wnhbwdcZIQAi6mrJ0gTfjrw-t4qVYiqd4dEkZfWQ7wtOjtegbMBMF7zY,

It's also available on Amazon

Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Emotions-Dont-Think-Emotional-Contagion/dp/1990326005/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V81LGKYW04Q3&keywords=Emotions+Don%27t+Think&qid=1683576122&sprefix=emotions+don%27t+think%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1

United States: https://www.amazon.com/Emotions-Dont-Think-Emotional-Contagion-ebook/dp/B09K3885WP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20WSZEXDFN39Z&keywords=Emotions+Don%27t+Think&qid=1683576197&sprefix=emotions+don%27t+think%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1

The U.S. version also includes a Kindle version. An audiobook version is coming soon.

We've spoken a fair amount on Mind Full the last few months about many aspects of gender diversity. Unfortunately, the misinformation and hatred directed at transgender and gender diverse people in both the public and political spheres continues to escalate.

Today, we wanted to speak with someone directly affected by this vitriol. Sara Weiss was targeted for her participation in the US Open pickleball tournament, and joins Eric to discuss the facts, the fiction, and the impact this has had on her directly.