Blogs

The Canadian Mental Health Association Mental Health Week happens annually in May. For 2026, the theme is "Come Together, Canada - Stronger Connections. Better Mental Health". Kevin Kristjanson, part of CSCM's Sport Psychology team, has written this blog to expand on the theme [...]

Psychology Month(ish) 2026 Throughout February and March, many Canadians were and will be glued to their TVs as they take in the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy. Major events like these, and sports more broadly, occupy an interesting and complicated [...]

January 21 is Bell Let’s Talk Day, and the theme for this year is “Taking a Moment for Mental Health.” It can sometimes be difficult to take time to care for your mental health or to support those around you, but it doesn’t [...]

World Mental Health Day takes place every year on October 10. This year, the day’s theme is “Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies”. While dangerous or highly stressful situations can be devastating, they are far more common than many [...]

The 2025 Canada Summer Games were held August 8 - 25, 2025 in St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador. Over 4000 young athletes from across Canada attended the event. Team Manitoba (or Team Toba, as they are more commonly known) had athletes competing in [...]

March is Nutrition Month in Canada. The Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba Nutrition team has put together a variety of resources, including this blog from Amina Butt, Newcomer Sport Internship Program intern, and reviewed by Jorie Janzen, Director of Sport Dietetics, and Janelle Vincent, [...]