UM Todayfamily mental health – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Winnipeg Free Press: Imaginative option meets economic reality https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-imaginative-option-meets-economic-reality/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-imaginative-option-meets-economic-reality/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:51:04 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=206271 Imaginative option meets economic reality]]> There seems to be a “particular need” for low- to no-cost options for families, noted Dr. Leslie Roos, a University of Manitoba psychology professor who specializes in family mental health.

Places like the Play Pen can be valuable for toddlers in Manitoba’s colder months, Roos wrote in a statement.

“I’m very sad to see it go,” Tianna Denning said of the Play Pen’s impending closure. “It’s a great thing to have in the community.”

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