'Reaching out and talking helped me change the way I was thinking'

UCalgary staff member Ian M. Whitehead shares his story for UCalgary's Campus Mental Health Strategy

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Ian Whitehead, senior analyst, metrics and reporting at UCalgary, talks about the mental distress he experienced after a cancer diagnosis. By reaching out, creating and maintaining support networks, Ian created resilience for himself.

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