Madeleine Cho

Experience

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  University of Toronto

  May 2013 - Mar 2014

  Facilities
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  Loonie Times Custom Mascot & Plush

  Aug 2013 - now

  Performer and Spotter

  Represented brands such as Tim Hortons, Fix Auto, M&Ms, Brazil Olympic Committee, and Planters.

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  Stella's Place

  Mar 2018 - Mar 2024

  • Ambassador

    Sept 2016 - Mar 2024

  • Young Adult Council Member

    Mar 2018 - Apr 2023
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  CAMH

  Nov 2021 - now

  • Youth Advisory Group Member

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Centre for Complex Interventions - Lived Experience Advisory Committee

    Nov 2021 - Aug 2022
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  Myles Ahead, Advancing Child & Youth Mental Health

  Nov 2021 - Sept 2023

  Myles to Mars Project Co-Design

  Myles to Mars is an initiative to co-create a scaleable framework for youth wellness hubs with young adults with lived expertise from across Canada. Along with the design of the framework, I also had the opportunity to represent the voice of lived expertise that was central to the project when I co-presented our work at the 2023 Frayme Learning Institute in Vancouver.

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  University of Toronto

  Sept 2022 - now

  UofT Health & Wellness Peer Support Service offers one-on-one sessions with peer supporters who are trained to listen, support, and connect students to relevant resources on and off campus. Peer supporters receive ~40 hours of training that covers a range of topics including support skills (ex. communication, boundaries, and suicide prevention), UofT specific services (ex. Accessibility Services, Academic Success, and the Centre for International Experience), and intersectional topics (ex. Supporting 2SLGBTQ+ students, anti-oppressive practices, and addressing racial microaggressions). Show less

  • Health & Wellness Peer Support Service - Program Assistant

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Health & Wellness Peer Support Service - Service Assistant - Work Study

    May 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Health & Wellness Peer Support Service - Peer Supporter - Work Study

    Sept 2022 - Apr 2023
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  National Eating Disorder Information Centre - NEDIC

  Apr 2023 - now

  Direct Client Support Volunteer
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  Frayme

  Sept 2023 - Mar 2024

  Knowledge Mobilization Fellow

  Selected as 1 of 4 fellows for the Frayme Knowledge Mobilization Fellowship which is an intensive 6 month program that includes training on knowledge mobilization, knowledge equity, advocacy, and project management. The fellowship culminates with the presentation of a knowledge mobilization product chosen and co-created with another fellow at the 2024 Frayme Learning Institute in Ottawa, February 21-22 2024.I created an educational handout about atypical anorexia that is accompanied by my partner’s short-form video series. We found a shared passion in the area of eating disorders, which are underrepresented in mental health work, and further identified the impacts of weight-stigma, fatphobia, and stereotypes for those with atypical anorexia. Show less