Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.
2020 was the year that changed everything. It changed the way we live, work, and connect. While COVID-19 is a global story of health, housing, and employment, it is foremost a story of inequity. The pandemic shone a spotlight on historic and systemic inequities and challenged us to rethink our priorities. Over the past year, […]
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Wellesley Institute is pleased to announce that Steve Lurie will be joining us in the role of Senior Fellow. A leader in mental health in Canada, Steve recently retired from the Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch, where he served as Executive Director for 41 years. Steve is an adjunct professor at the University of […]
Like many across Canada, North America and the world, the Board of Directors of the Wellesley Institute is saddened and outraged by the killing of George Floyd, and by the violence and institutional injustice in response to protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality. Members of the Board are also painfully aware that anti-Black racism […]
As you know, over recent months, governments and organizations have been responding in various ways to address the spread of COVID-19.The World Health Organization has determined that COVID-19 has reached the level of a global pandemic. As a precaution and to decrease the spread of the virus, Wellesley Institute staff will be working remotely until […]
In 2021, we will moving into a new permanent home in southeast Toronto, very close to the location where the original Wellesley Hospital stood. We are in the process of renovating our new location, and in the meantime, we will be working at a temporary space. Effective January 1st, 2020 we will be located 26 […]
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At the first #WellesleyTalks panel event, A.I. and Health Equity: Opportunities and challenges for ethics and policy, held on April 3, 2019, a panel of thought leaders explored the role and implications of artificial intelligence on health equity issues of the day. We expanded the conversation by asking our in-house and digital audience to pose […]
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will speak at the University of Toronto this Sunday, Oct 29th, 2017. Due to high demand, tickets have sold out. A livestream will be available day of. Wellesley Institute, the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, the North American Observatory on Health Systems & Policies, the Broadbent Institute and […]
On September 6th 2017, Wellesley Institute and CAMH hosted Professor Nikolas Rose, an international expert on the role of cities in Mental Health from King’s College London. This talk explores the impact of urban environments on the brain and the role of the city in mental health and mental illness and asks: how does stress […]
On July 27 Wellesley Institute and CAMH hosted a conversation about working together to foster mental health and well-being in the city toward designing a city where all Torontonians can thrive. Our guest speaker was Dr. Gary Belkin from ThriveNYC, an initiative that led the way for a bigger conversation about mental health as a public health service in New York City. ThriveNYC is a roadmap designed […]
Continue ReadingMobilizing Cities for Mental Health: Gary Belkin on ThriveNYC
We are in the midst of a new era of urbanization. The United Nations predicts that two-thirds of the world will live in cities by 2050. Policymakers have begun to grapple with the economic and environmental consequences of this mass urbanization, but what are the implications for human health and mental well-being? Professor Nikolas Rose is […]
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.