More about Design Labs
At mindyourmind, we believe that involving youth in the innovation and development of resources leads to better mental health outcomes for young people and communities. It also recognizes that youth […]
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Comics for a Cause: Student-Led Mental Health Art Initiative 2026
I Can’t Stop Floating Student Artwork Often, for those of us afflicted with anxiety, we find our thoughts spiraling out of control. Eventually, the fears and thoughts we have consist of
When Lemons Give You Life
This card game will help caregivers (parents, guardians, or other trusted adults) better understand and support youth through their mental health journey. The mindyourmind team partnered with Strides Toronto and ten youth who participated in the
When Lemons Give You Life Design Lab, Summer 2025Â
What? The mindyourmind team partnered with Strides Toronto and ten youth who participated in the Design Lab. Over an in-person weekend and followed up by Zoom sessions, youth identified themes in communication, understanding, and support between youth and caregivers. Final
An Oscar-Worthy Performance on the Hidden Struggle of Depression
The stigma around depression pushes people to act like they’re okay when they aren’t. That’s why it often goes unnoticed until it reaches a breaking point. Society often fails to
Comics for a Cause: Student-Led Mental Health Art Initiative
My Heart Hurts Student Artwork Whenever there’s stress, anxiety, or any high-level emotion: the heart feels it first. It beats faster and faster, until you can no longer feel it.
International Student Diaries: Part 3
Hello friends, welcome back to the final chapter of “International Student Diaries”: a journey of challenges, struggles, and victories. If you missed the first two chapters of the series, please
Serving Cope Cakes at OServes 2024
This September, as first-year students all over Canada were starting university, the mindyourmind team was invited by Western Student Experience to lead mental health and wellbeing workshops during Orientation Serves
What Was I Made For
On July 15th, 2023, the song ‘What Was I Made For’ by Billie Eilish was released as a part of the soundtrack for the Barbie film, released in the same
Beyond the Surface Zine
This Zine is a wreck-it journal and activity book highlighting some elements and messages of the BounceBack program.
BounceBack Design Lab, Fall 2023
What The mindyourmind team partnered with BounceBack Ontario and six youth from London, ON, who participated in the Design Lab. Over an in-person weekend and followed up by Zoom sessions,
CHEO-PAR Design Lab, Spring/Summer 2023
Who? This Design Lab was a partnership between mindyourmind, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, and the Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions.
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