Media Releases and Opportunities
» Go to news mainMedia opportunity: People experiencing anxiety linked to the war in Ukraine can seek support through free, multilingual texting resource developed by Dalhousie professor
A new initiative being led by a Dalhousie University professor is providing free advice and support to Canadians experiencing anxiety about the ongoing war in Ukraine, while gathering important data on how text messaging may help alleviate such stressors.
Hope4Ukraine is a texting service that offers positive daily messages to people in four languages: Ukrainian, Russian, French and English. It is similar to Text4Hope, a text messaging program that was found in a recent study to reduce distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vincent Agyapong, a professor of Psychiatry and Global Mental Health at Dalhousie and an international leader in mobile health, is leading the project that aims to close the treatment gap through messages that are affordable and can be delivered to thousands of people simultaneously.
People will receive the messages after texting Hope4Ukraine to the number linked to the desired language. The messages offer reassurance and direct recipients to self-help websites and other resources.
Dr. Agyapong is available to discuss the innovative program and how it could be used as an accessible strategy to enhance mental health services.
-30-
Media contact:
Alison Auld
Senior Research Reporter
Communications, Marketing and Creative Services
Dalhousie University
Cell: 1-902-220-0491
Email: alison.auld@dal.ca
Ariann Greenidge
Administrative Assistant
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine
Email: ariann.greenidge@nshealth.ca
Recent News
- Media opportunity: Images on social media platforms of animals tangled in masks, disposable gloves show how protective plastic gear has affected wildlife throughout the pandemic
- Media opportunity: Dalhousie University professor taps into the power of gaming to help people struggling with mental health
- Media opportunity: Podcast by Dalhousie University professor showcases the trials, tribulations and trauma of working in the fisheries as told by fishermen themselves
- Media opportunity: Dalhousie University brother‑sister duo develop app that looks like recipe site, but allows victims of intimate partner violence to discreetly seek help
- Media opportunity: New Dalhousie University study finds opioid agonist treatment reduces risk of death and rehospitalisation among people who inject drugs
- Media opportunity: Children who are the same sex as their parent with anxiety disorder are at greater risk of developing anxiety disorder too: Dalhousie University study
- Media opportunity: International experts predict the greatest impacts on ocean biodiversity over next decade, urge policymakers to act now
- Media opportunity: New research by Dalhousie University suggests green alternative to conventional space heating methods could lay right beneath your feet
Comments
comments powered by Disqus