{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research-madstudieshubdev\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:49:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/madstudieshub\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Hub!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The Mad Studies Hub (MSH) is a research centre grounded in the fields of Mad Studies and critical mental health at 快播视频, Toronto, Canada. 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