Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.
Social network connectedness, trust, and social participation all contribute to health. Some scholars have grouped these various social factors under the term ‘social capital.’ There are various accounts of why these forms of social capital might be beneficial to health. Bonds of trust may create opportunities for reciprocal exchange and produce good mental well-being by […]
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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.