February 12, 2024
Wellness4MDs, designed by researchers at the University of Alberta and Dalhousie University, delivers daily supportive text messages in English or French to subscribers across the country for six months at no cost. The program aims to reduce levels of stress, anxiety, burnout and depression commonly experienced by physicians, residents and medical students. The service’s text messages are based on CBT principles and were developed by psychiatrists, mental health therapists, clinical psychologists and mental health service users. Messages will also include links to mental health resources.