Labubus and other mystery box collectibles have dominated social media for the past 6 months. Selling over $600 million worth of product in the last year, the monster figurines have outsold both Barbie and Hot Wheels in 2025, taking over the current toy market. Tik Tok and Instagram have endless videos of people unboxing their […]
As conflict and unrest continue in Iran, many members of the Iranian community, who reside outside the country are struggling with feelings of guilt and helplessness. Research suggests psychological strain is common even as they are physically safe; fear for the safety of their loved ones can be debilitating. A recent study on Iranian diaspora […]
According to the Geneva Academy, there are more than 114 ongoing armed conflicts across the globe. Many associate armed conflict with physical danger and death, but the impact on civilians’ mental health is an overlooked crisis. This involves more than the traumas they are already facing, such as bombings and malnutrition, but also anxieties about […]
On September 24th 2021, around 9000 students at Western University, Canada, walked out on campus to protest “cultural misogyny” after a series of sexual assault allegations. Students called out for the reexamination of campus culture, increased safety policies, and administrations accountability. Frosh Week is often an exciting time for students on campus. However, it represents […]
Before COVID-19 arrived on American soil, there wasn’t much curiosity about how the growing epidemic could collide with another well-established one, one which had been raging for nearly two decades unchecked. Perhaps the novelty of the corona virus, and the political air that developed around it, monopolized many Americans' attention and distracted from what was […]
The North American legal system has been stagnant for many years and it may be time to ask ourselves what can we do differently to support both perpetrators and victims of crime. The punitive justice system operates in a way that crime is punished while victims are compensated. The severity of the punishment is usually […]
Children all over the world are victims of online sexual exploitation, and over 200 million children worldwide are victims of sexual abuse. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, online usage has increased dramatically for children. The FBI currently has an alert warning about the increased risk of online child exploitation. People like Justin Payne […]
“In addition to healing our own mental health issues, being able to realize that we have a voice to create systemic change and ask it of institutions that are enabling violence in different spaces is empowering.” Mental illness affects men and women differently in several ways. Depression, anxiety, and sexual violence affect women disproportionately, and […]
According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada one in five people experience difficulty with their mental health. If we were to include families or caregivers, people’s experiences of mental health would “impact almost everyone in some way.” This is a concept emphasized in the Bell Let’s Talk’s 2019 campaign. Everyone is affected by mental […]
In a busy urban community church, Reverend John Tahir, a parish minister, enjoys many moments helping and advising members of his congregation. One of his more meaningful responsibilities is counselling young couples, providing marriage education to them with the hopes of preparing them for this new chapter in their lives. The importance of this task […]