Kim Hellemans, she/her
@drkimhellemans.bsky.social
Cannabis, stigma, and substance use health. Neuroscientist, science communicator, professor 🇨🇦
Big day for cannabis scicomm! Released an episode of Minding the Brain with @cannabrain.bsky.social At 11: Doing a podcast interview w a Chemistry group on substance use health and graduate school At 12: A webinar at on cannabis and stigma - join us! mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2026/04/01/c...
Don’t miss your chance to register for our LIVE podcast recording with @drkimhellemans.bsky.social, Associate Professor & Associate Dean of Science at @carleton.ca! Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions during our live Q&A session. ➡️ Register today: bit.ly/3JTbkxA #ChemSky #NFRF
ACNP Career-Spanning Mentorship Award applications are open for the ACNP 64th Annual Meeting: January 12-15, 2026, Nassau, Bahamas. Deadline to submit is November 6th at 5:00 pm Central. For more information, visit: tinyurl.com/2ut49xmm #ACNP2026
Social media good for mental health? @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews @drkimhellemans.bsky.social and Andrea Howard. P1: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/06/01/s... P2: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/07/01/s... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social
🚨 New lab website just dropped! Check us out here: hellemansgroup.wixsite.com/hellemans #cannabis #stigma #substance #SubstanceUseHealth
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📢 🇨🇦 Participate in a Research Study on Substance Use Health and Stigma! Please share widely! 🔗 Take the survey here: cuhealth.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds
Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methods
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Alt: Participate in research: Are you 19 years of age or older? Do you reside in Canada? If yes… let's talk substances & stigma. Fill out a 20-minute survey to help us understand language surrounding substance use. Enter for a chance to win a $50 E-gift card. #ParcipateInResearch
Kim Hellemans, she/her@drkimhellemans.bsky.social · last yr.📢 🇨🇦 Participate in a Research Study on Substance Use Health and Stigma! Please share widely! 🔗 Take the survey here: cuhealth.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
📢 🇨🇦 Participate in a Research Study on Substance Use Health and Stigma! Please share widely! 🔗 Take the survey here: cuhealth.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. This long weekend, take time to rest, recharge, and tune into Minding the Brain, a great podcast by @drkimhellemans.bsky.social and @drjimdavies.bsky.social at @carleton.ca exploring how our minds work. spti.fi/n5Q89oU #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #CdnResearch
Minding the Brain
Podcast · Jim Davies & Kim Hellemans · Cognitive & brain science episodes from Jim Davies & Kim Hellemans
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So honoured to have had the privilege to share my Masters research addressing help-seeking barriers faced by young men who use cannabis this past week! @ccicbluesky.bsky.social I am truly in awe of the research across our country in this field!! I cannot wait to see where ALL of it goes!!
We are excited to host Dr. Alfonso Abizaid from @carleton.ca next Wednesday for the 6th talk of the 2025 #ObesitySeminarSeries of IUCPQ!
Incredible meeting hearing from cannabis researchers from coast to coast 🇨🇦!
Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium@tc3consortium.bsky.social · last yr.And that's a wrap! The 2025 Canadian Cannabis Research Summit co-hosted by @tc3consortium.bsky.social and @ccicbluesky.bsky.social has been a great success! Interesting data, insightful questions and conversations, great networking, thought-provoking panels, & more on the @uoft.bsky.social campus.1/
Dr. Giovanni Hernandez from @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social delivered an interesting talk on the divergent outcomes of #THC in #adolescence on cognitive development in male and female mice at the Canadian Cannabis Research Summit at @uoft.bsky.social @ccicbluesky.bsky.social.
Dr. Matt Hill from @ucalgary.bsky.social showing interesting data on the impact of varying patterns of #cannabis vapor exposure during #adolescence on neurodevelopmental & behavioral outcomes at the Canadian Cannabis Research Summit. @ccicbluesky.bsky.social @cannabrain.bsky.social
Dr. Jeffrey Wardell is sharing interesting data about medicinal and non-medicinal cannabis use in young adults at the 2025 at the #Canadian #cannabis #Reserach Summit cohosted with @ccicbluesky.bsky.social at @uoft.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social @camhresearch.bsky.social
Dr. Jeremy Watts from Dr. Patricia Conrod's lab from @chusaintejustine.bsky.social & @umontreal.ca is up next. Looking forward to learning about brain signatures of risk & consequences of #adolescent #cannabis use at the Canadian Cannabis #Research Summit @uoft.bsky.social @ccicbluesky.bsky.social
Spotted 👀 @cannabrain.bsky.social at @ccicbluesky.bsky.social @tc3consortium.bsky.social meeting sporting his Freddy Krueger socks!
At @mindingthebrain.bsky.social podcast @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews Dr. Ian Gold. What are delusions? mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/05/01/d... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social @drkimhellemans.bsky.social
Thought-provoking panel on the current state of knowledge on the impacts of #cannabis on #youth at the Canadian Cannabis #Research Summit at @uoft.bsky.social. @cannabrain.bsky.social @drjkhokhar.bsky.social @drkimhellemans.bsky.social @carleton.ca @umontreal-en.bsky.social @westernu.bsky.social
I've started a new cannabis research starter pack! It's a work in progress - please reply here or message me if you want to be added :) I know I'm missing a lot of folks here, just threw something together quickly go.bsky.app/FPKwE4w
None other than Dr. Kim Hellemans is speaking about the interesting #cannabis-related work at @carleton.ca at the #Canadian #cannabis #Reserach Summit co-hosted with @ccicbluesky.bsky.social @drkimhellemans.bsky.social
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Canadian provinces seek to treat more drug users against their will
With illicit drug use, homelessness and untreated mental illness reaching a crisis in parts of Canada, the governments of at least three provinces want to treat more people against their will, even as some health experts warn involuntary care for drug use can be ineffective and harmful.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · last yr.The U.S. is witnessing the return of psychiatric imprisonment. From ‘wellness farms’ to expanded involuntary commitment policies, the U.S. is embracing psychiatric incarceration under the guise of compassion, by Jordyn Jensen www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... via @theguardian.com #MentalHealth
An absolutely incredible talk by @dupatton.bsky.social! So many implications and tips for engaging with communities and the important of community expertise in our research!
Dr. Samantha Fede@samantha-fede.bsky.social · last yr.Saturday of ##SOBP2025 starts at 8am(!!) but we're here for exciting talks on AI. Dr. Desmond Patton presents important work on social media and gun violence. Highlights important interactions between virtual and physical neighborhoods and discussing CASM- with caution on potential misuse.
Hey #SOBP2025 attendees, be sure to check out @hollyshannon.bsky.social @synthiaguimond.bsky.social poster this afternoon! Holly used PCA to explore how brain regions associated with reward and social media behaviours cluster to predict domains associated w problematic social media use!
