The timely recognition and treatment of early-onset bipolar disorder is critical given the potential preventive effects of early intervention, which can reduce adverse outcomes, including chronic symptoms, substance use disorders, and suicidality. Guidelines for the treatment of early-onset bipolar disorder recognize both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy as important components of optimal treatment. This is the second webinar in a series led by the Knowledge Mobilization team in the Centre...Read More...

Canada’s 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline On November 30th, 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline was launched for everyone in Canada. Available nationwide in English and French, through phone and text, the helpline will provide people with the help they need when they need it most, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Led and coordinated by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and funded by the Government of Canada, 9-8-8 is for anyone who is thinking about suicide or who is worried about...Read More...

A panel discussion from the Community Legal Education Ontario "Partnerships between health care and the legal sector in Ontario: What’s next"Read More...

It is estimated that six million Canadians experience addiction in their lifetime and an average of 20 die from opioid toxicity every day. CAMH has launched free online education to teach you how to use a naloxone kit to help save lives. The new Opioid Overdose Response Training is an engaging gamified experience for you to practice responding to an opioid overdose in four steps: quickly i dentify an overdose call for help use a naloxone kit to administer treatment and support a person as...Read More...

HRI is recruiting healthcare providers with an interest in digital health to discuss and provide feedback on the evaluation and improvement of MHSUH apps. Our goal is to facilitate a focus group that is a safe and welcoming space for you to share your thoughts, stories, and ideas, all of which will play a crucial role in shaping solutions for how these apps are evaluated and made more effective for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use issues. If you are interested in...Read More...

Methadone is a first-line treatment for opioid use disorder and its use is associated with reduced morbidity, mortality, blood-born viral infections and social harms. Despite these benefits, methadone remains a poorly understood and stigmatized medication. Comprehensive primary care that includes integrated opioid agonist therapy results in improved preventative health screening and higher client satisfaction. In an escalating overdose crisis, efforts to help family physicians feel...Read More...

On November 22, 2023, EENet hosted a webinar about research and practices comparing scattered site Housing First and congregate supportive housing approaches. This webinar was presented in partnership with the Canadian Housing First Network and the Housing First Europe Hub and was the fifth in the international Housing First webinar series. You will hear from experts and practitioners in Canada, the United States and Europe, who will share their research, policies and practices on the...Read More...

As a Benefit of Membership, SafeGuards Training has a special Members Fee for those who work for organizations who are members of our five association partners (CMHO, CLO, ANCFSAO, OARTY, OAYPA), but to wrap up the year, we want to show our appreciation so we’re adding a 15% savings for Members and Non Members. Note: The Group Discount of 20% for 4 or more, only applies to the original fees but still provides a larger savings. December Trainings Available with 15% Savings Addressing Trauma...Read More...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale is finally here! Save 30% off select programs by using the discount code BFCM2023 . This offer is valid from November 15 to 29, 2023 . Please note, the discount code is not stackable with other active discount codes. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to build your professional skills in mental health and receive CE hours! Check out our latest newsletter for more information:...Read More...

Grants Manager (12-month Contract) Are you committed to access to justice? Do you have experience in the non-profit or philanthropic sector? Consider joining The Law Foundation of Ontario. As Grants Manager , you will provide vital advice and play a key role in leading granting and programmatic opportunities that support and enhance access to justice for diverse, equity-deserving groups across Ontario. Under the guidance of the Director, Grants and Programs, and in collaboration with a...Read More...

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) is inviting all campus mental health stakeholders (e.g., service providers, faculty, administrators, community organizations, students, etc.) to complete our annual 10-minute questionnaire to learn how CICMH can best be of value to you and your campus or organization. Complete the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CampusNeeds2023 The deadline is November 30, 2023. Le questionnaire est aussi disponible en français : ...Read More...

The act of storytelling is deeply woven into the fabric of our existence. It's how we make sense of the world, share our experiences, and connect with others. Engaging with the MAPS coresearchers, a recurring theme surfaced: the immense power held by the narratives we craft about ourselves and our mental health journeys. It is from this realization that Storytellers magazine was born—a monthly publication dedicated to embracing and sharing the diverse stories that shape our lives.Read More...

Registration is now open for: Teaching for Transformation: Annual Conference+ Teaching for Transformation is a three day immersion in the education paradigms and practices needed for today's health care work. For additional information: https://teachingfortransformation.com/ac/ Abstract submission: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOQhIeK2-TqgrCqTOZPEhYn1V0qnO2TepOJILjPdSWBVXAGw/viewform To registe r: ...Read More...

There is more to mental health than diagnosable mental illnesses. We’re pleased to release, on behalf of Thrive Toronto, the city’s first multi-sector mental health plan focused on improving mental wellness and psychological health. The #ThriveTO Mental Health Plan outlines 5 key actions it will undertake to improve mental wellness: First, Thrive Toronto will create a community mental health report card to highlight needs and what can be done to address them. Second, Thrive Toronto will...Read More...

About this webinar Youth bipolar disorder is a complicated and frequently misunderstood condition. Multiple factors contribute to the complexity of bipolar disorder in youth, including co-occurring psychiatric illnesses, developmental considerations during adolescence, and stigma toward youth and child bipolar disorder. This webinar is the first in a series, led by the Knowledge Mobilization team in CAMH's Provincial System Support Program (KMb-PSSP) and the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder...Read More...

The Knowledge Mobilization portfolio within CAMH's Provincial Support System Program is hiring a full time, permanent System Lead (LMS Administration) . Reporting directly to the Manager, Technology-Enabled Knowledge Mobilization (KMb), the System Lead will oversee Knowledge Mobilization’s (KMb) digital infrastructure, including the Learning Management System (Moodle) and other Digital/Web Platforms, their connectivity with related systems, and core front-facing services for the CAMH KMb...Read More...

Today, Egale launched the findings report from the "Aging and Living Well Among LGBTQI Older Adults in Canada" project! This research report explores what it means to age and live well for LGBTQI older adults, so that we can deeper our understanding of the key issues facing LGBTQI older adults in Canada. You can read the full report here: https://egale.ca/awareness/alw/ They've also posted on their social media channels, so you are welcome to reshare in your networks! Facebook ( link )...Read More...

The Centre for Innovation and Research in Aging (CIRA) is looking for research participants for their most recent research project, titled: Passive Aware for At-Home Informal Dementia Care. This project is funded by the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation. The goal of this project is to reduce feelings of stress and burden for caregivers and to enable individuals experiencing memory loss or dementia to more safely and comfortably live in their home and community. We are seeking...Read More...

Toronto’s Drug Checking Service is a community-led public health service offering people who use drugs timely and detailed information on the contents of their drugs, as well as a major source of real-time information on Canada’s unregulated drug supply since 2019. TDCS have recently received funding from Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program to extend and expand their operation within Ontario until June 2025. Known as phase 2, primary goals for the program are to improve...Read More...

In the first few months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric hospitals in high-income countries began to report substantial increases in acute presentations of eating disorders. These findings were important because ED admissions or visits before the pandemic had generally stagnated or decreased. To understand how eating disorders are presenting in Ontario, researchers used the linked health administrative databases available at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences...Read More...

The Knowledge Mobilization portfolio within CAMH's Provincial Support System Program is hiring a full-time, permanent Research Methods Specialist . Reporting to the Manager of Knowledge Mobilization Strategy and Evaluation, the Research Methods Specialist will support PSSP’s Knowledge Mobilization portfolio in identifying and responding to knowledge gaps and needs in Ontario’s mental health, substance use and addictions system. The Research Methods Specialist will employ their expertise in...Read More...

Join the Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) Community of Interest Working Group! What is the opportunity? We are looking for people with lived/living experience of mental health concerns (and their family members and/or identified caregivers) who have some familiarity with OCAN to join our working group. This working group will comprise clinical service providers, program managers, system administrators and people who have lived/living experience, family and/or caregivers. More about...Read More...

Hi all, We're looking for moderators for our anxiety and bipolar peer support groups. Can either do weekly or monthly. Please email me if you're interested- info@paywhatyoucanpeersupport.com and we can discuss the details. www.paywhatyoucanpeersupport.comRead More...

Coordinator, Grants and Programs - The Law Foundation Of Ontario In this exciting role, you will play a vital part in supporting the Foundation’s overall grants administration and program functions. Reporting to the Director, Grants and Programs, and supporting a collaborative team of 4 Grants Managers, you will be responsible for: administering our grants database; processing applications and reviewing eligibility; tracking and reporting on grant and program activities; researching issues,...Read More...

Sharing a call for research participants on behalf of a colleague at Carleton University's School of Social Work *** My name is Margaret and I am a fourth-year PhD candidate in Social Work at Carleton University. Most of my work is interested in supporting Autistic adult mental health, wellbeing, and inclusion. My current PhD project seeks to investigate Practitioners’ and Professionals’ barriers to and facilitators of providing Ottawa Autistic adults with mental health support with the...Read More...

Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use (GGTU) has launched four new courses now open for Fall registration: Foundational An Introduction to Problem Technology Use (IPTU) An Introduction to Problem Gambling (IPG) Intermediate Cognitive Behavioural Approaches for Problem Gambling Treatment (CB-1) *Learners should be active clinicians who are working with problem gambling clients; registrants may be contacted to confirm their eligibility. Advanced Trauma Informed Care: Recovery, Resilience and...Read More...

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) is seeking an experienced individual to join the team as the Campus Community Lead . The Lead supports special projects, including an initiative that brings together post-secondary institutions and community mental health organizations in Ontario with the goal of creating better pathways for post-secondary students. Interested? Apply today !Read More...

Researchers looked at all studies that examined methamphetamine use and its impact on people who are using medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The analysis compared people on MOUD who used methamphetamine and those who did not. All studies showed that patients were more likely to discontinue MOUD treatment if they used methamphetamine. Those who used methamphetamine more often were more likely to discontinue MOUD treatment than those who used it less often. There are limited...Read More...

Clinicians have proven few pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments effective for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and eating disorders (ED). However, researchers are exploring new treatment options for those with EDs and BDD including psychedelic-assisted therapies. This systematic review collected and evaluated evidence related to the therapeutic impact psychedelics have on patients diagnosed with EDs and BDD. Read more in this plain-language summary . Also available in French .Read More...

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health recently released a guide for everyone in the campus community outside of accessibility services to learn how best to support post-secondary students with disabilities. Click here to download the free Accessibility & Accommodations toolkitRead More...

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The MHCC is seeking a consultant to develop a toolkit to guide the implementation of IDEALSS , a proposed comprehensive, integrated equity framework to guide mental health policy and programming . To help streamline guidance on how to integrate core equity-focused concepts, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) undertook a needs assessment, including a literature scan and internal and external consultations. Findings of the project are summarized in Toward an Integrated and...Read More...

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Alcohol-linked causes lead to approximately 17,000 Canadian deaths annually. However, alcohol products sold in Canada are not required to be labelled with their health risks. In this commentary, the authors offer rationales for why it is important to mandate labelling of all alcohol products, summarize Canadian initiatives to legislate alcohol warning labels and address myths and misconceptions about alcohol labels. To learn more, read our latest Research Viewpoint . Also available in French .Read More...

In this new episode of the Mental Health on Campus podcast , our guests Fiona Lacey (Program Lead for Peer Support and Young Caregivers at the Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO)) and Victoria MacMillan (a recent Toronto Metropolitan University graduate and OCO placement student) will discuss young caregivers in post-secondary. Listen to the episode to hear how campus staff and faculty can support post-secondary students who are also young caregivers and learn more about the Ontario...Read More...

Hello, We are looking to add new moderators to our site. https://www.paywhatyoucanpeersupport.com/ We need a new OCD moderator and a new domestic abuse/narcissistic abuse survivor group moderator. We give 80% of what participants pay (what they can) but in the near future as we get more grants and funding we will be paying the moderators a base rate of $50/session and we would ultimately like that to grow to $100/session.Read More...

People who use drugs have lower vaccination uptake than the general population and experience a greater burden of harm from vaccine-preventable diseases. Researchers conducted interviews with people who use drugs to identify the factors that enable and deter them from getting vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus in Canada. They also looked at possible interventions to support their decision-making related to vaccination. Results showed that many partially or unvaccinated participants said...Read More...

It’s that time of the year again! The back-to-school season is here and we’re pleased to offer a 20% discount towards all upcoming programming by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute to help you gear up for success. Are you looking to enhance your professional knowledge to better support your clients? Is there a specific training program you’ve had your eyes on? Enjoy 20% savings today by applying the discount code B2SCHOOL2023 during registration. This offer is valid from September 6 to 20,...Read More...

STOP on the Net is a free, online smoking cessation program available to adults in Ontario interested in quitting tobacco cigarette smoking. We are pleased to announce that STOP on the Net has expanded to 10 weeks of treatment (previously 8 weeks). Eligible participants will now receive a free NRT kit containing 10 boxes of NRT patches and 5 boxes of NRT gum or lozenges mailed directly to their address (enough for 10 weeks of treatment). Individuals may be eligible to participate if they:...Read More...

In the field of housing and homelessness, the term Housing First describes an evidence-based approach to ending chronic homelessness. However, there is some confusion about what constitutes Housing First. This resource describes the Canadian Housing First Network’s definition of Housing First by defining “what it is not” and “what it is.” Read this explainer written by Canadian Housing First Network - Community of Interest (CHFN-CoI) co-leads Tim Aubry and Geoff Nelson :...Read More...

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) information sheets (infosheets) provide an overview of important topics for anyone working with post-secondary students, staff, faculty or in campus mental health. We recently released new digital infosheets designed specifically for international students: Health Insurance for International Students infosheet Learning Shock infosheet Download these and other infosheets for free on our website: ...Read More...

Buzz Kill: The Corporatization of Cannabis is the definitive account of cannabis legalization in Canada. It is a story of cronyism, greed, corruption, and strategic deceit of the public. Buzz Kill also describes more humane alternatives to drug policy reform which prioritize public health and social justice over corporate profits. Buzz Kill is published by Black Rose Books, Montreal. Author: Mike DeVillaer is a former CAMH Director, clinician, community developer, educator, research...Read More...

In 2022, Health Canada approved a three-year exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that decriminalized possession of certain illegal substances for personal use among adults in the province of British Columbia (BC). This exemption includes a cumulative threshold of 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and methylenedioxy-methylamphetamine (MDMA). Researchers conducted interviews with people who use drugs in BC to understand the impact of the 2.5-gram threshold and...Read More...

Of the 1.2 million Canadians taking prescription opioids for chronic pain, more than 10 per cent develop opioid use disorder compared to just 0.2 per cent in the general population. Currently, it is unclear which neurochemical factors put them at risk. The brain contains an endocannabinoid system that has the enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). This enzyme is linked closely to a greater risk of addiction and a greater perception of pain. Based on results from animal studies,...Read More...

Paying to open a loot box or a virtual card pack in a video game is a form of gambling. You risk something of value, in this case in-game currency, and don’t know what you’ll get in return. Gambling can potentially cause harm to a person’s financial well-being and it is important for youth to understand when an activity becomes gambling so they can identify the risks involved and implement strategies to stay safe. Becoming financially literate could help with making better-informed...Read More...

What is the purpose of the study? We are updating the Hope by CAMH app and are interested to hear your thoughts on digital health apps, your health data, privacy, trust, and consent. We would also like to hear your ideas on how we can make consent for digital health apps more meaningful for you. You are eligible to participate if you have downloaded or considered downloading the Hope app. Information about the Hope app can be found at: www.camh.ca/hopebycamhapp Who is needed? Individuals...Read More...

Hi Everyone, We launched a CIHR-funded online survey to learn more about young Canadian's experiences with cannabis use and driving. I kindly request you share/re-post the recruitment links across your social media channels. Twitter: https://twitter.com/iMobileLab/status/1692243618096939284 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iMobileLab/posts/pfbid0otedfg3XQeHSqPfvdv5BiXN6x9BnFAq8dahpuVdZTWpUMWXPB8QBv5ofWt8PH6RNl Thank you! - #DontDriveHigh Study TeamRead More...

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) is seeking two experienced individuals to join the team! Both positions ( Knowledge & Research Lead and Bilingual Research & Knowledge Lead ) work with post-secondary institutions and community organizations to enhance their capacity to support student mental health and wellness. Interested? Apply today !Read More...

In this episode of the Mental Health on Campus podcast , our guests Carla Grey, Jasmine Balakumaran, Joyce Tsui and Marsha Astrop (all from Centennial College) will highlight their academic accommodation study. The research project was created to learn more about the experiences students encounter in their academic accommodation journey within the Collaborative Bachelor of Science Nursing (BScN) and Practical Nursing (PN) programs and to identify potential strategies to support them. During...Read More...

Wellness Together Canada (WTC) is working to ensure that their services and resources meet the mental health and substance use support needs of older adults. To do so, they're seeking older adults to participate in a focus group, or community conversation. Attached is a poster about this community conversation. Older adults will receive a $50 gift card for participating. WHO: Individuals in Canada, 65 years or older WHEN: ONE session on either August 28th or September 8th WHERE: Zoom, 2-hour...Read More...