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Registration Now Open for Free Transition Course to College/University

Registration is now open for Accessible College Transitions (ACT). This is a free course offered to students with a learning exceptionality or mental health challenges in the Greater Sudbury area planning on beginning college or university. Students who will be attending Cambrian College can earn three general education credits for completing the course. The course […]

Conference Presentation on Physician Ratings of Functional Impairment

This weekend, Dr. Alana Holmes will be presenting and discussing her research study titled, Consistency of functional impairment ratings of postsecondary students with mental illness:  Physician ratings versus assessment at the 80th Annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Convention in Halifax, NS.  In this study, using a case study approach Dr. Holmes investigated the level of agreement […]

Upcoming Conference!! Register Soon!!

January 20th, 2017 2nd High Incidence Disabilities in Education International Conference (HIDC)                                         Hosted by NOARC and RARC this March 2017 This conference has been designed to focus on the issues and challenges that are currently […]

2nd High Incidence Disabilities Conference

March 30th, 2016 Mark your calendars – you’re not going to want to miss this! In one year’s time, on March 30th and 31st, 2017, the Assessment and Resource Centres (NOARC and RARC) will be hosting the 2nd High Incidence Disabilities in Education International Conference in Toronto, Ontario.  The conference will have a focus on mental […]

STOMP – Sudbury Is Underway!

February 29th, 2016 Last Friday, Laurentian University Faculty of Education students and local high school students met for the first time to receive orientation training to this unique transition program.  In the coming months, through an online environment, they will learn about mental health strategies and resources and work together to develop a personalized plan […]

STOMP Call for Participants!

January 20th, 2016 Active Research Studies Sudbury Registration is open for Successful Transitions Online and Mentoring Program (STOMP) This program is designed to help students with mental health disorders transition from high school to college or university.  Participants will learn about mental health, the post-secondary environment, advocacy and self-care.  The program is designed to help […]

Call For Participants

November 2nd, 2015 Hello all! We are seeking postsecondary students with mental health difficulties to help us develop an online transition program geared towards students just like you. Participants may attend one of the scheduled focus groups in your area, or provide your opinion via a 10-minute anonymous online survey. Please go to the attached […]

Rates of Mental Illness

September 21st, 2015 Hello All! NOARC’s own Drs. Alana Holmes and Robert Silvestri have recently been published in the Canadian Journal of School Psychology for their article: Rates of mental illness and associated academic impacts in Ontario’s college students. To learn more and read the abstract click here. Cheers, Brandon

STOMP

September 8th, 2015 Hello All! Early last week our very own Dr. Alana Holmes was on CBC Radio talking to host Markus Schwabe about a new research endeavor on which NOARC and the Regional Assessment and Resource Centre (RARC) at Queen’s University are collaborating. Funded by the Mental Health Innovation Fund, the Successful Transition and […]