Dans le monde d'aujourd'hui, où tout va très vite et où la technologie est omniprésente, il peut être difficile de capter et de maintenir l'attention des jeunes. Comment faire en sorte qu'ils restent concentrés et motivés pour apprendre à l'école et à la maison ?

In today’s fast-paced and technology-driven world, capturing and maintaining the attention of youth can be challenging. How do we keep them focused and motivated to learn at school and home? We want children to be successful, and one way to promote this is through a gamified learning environment. 

It is encouraging to see a team at Ontario Health dedicated now to developing care standards for it.  What is still lagging is our awareness of menopause as a factor in both mental health and addiction.  Research is growing in this area.  Below are a few recent journal articles.

According to their website Menopause, Health Quality Ontario is establishing quality standards for menopause care, with the work beginning this month.  Menopause has many mental health, workplace, and broader economic implications, so this is a terrific step forward! Check out the Menopause Foundation of Canada for some great myth-busting evidence-based resources. 

It's often interesting to see what mainstream news outlets pick up regarding mental health and addiction research.  CNN in the states has a compelling piece today on a 2021 study comparing the longer-term results of SSRI vs. psilocybin for depression treatment.

Psilocybin: Searching for the antidepressant of the future | CNN

New online training available for managers from our friends at CMHA as part of their Not Myself Today initiative. This initiative offers paid subscription to a variety of tools for managers to increase their mental health literacy and ability to support their teams.  Do you agree that mental health literacy and the skills to foster a safe, healthy workplace are critical for leaders to be successful today?

In the name of good for the community the Ontario government chopped half of the province’s–Supervised Drug Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS).

Sharing a recent video from Moms Stop The Harm: 

https://youtu.be/HgSdogBqXGs?si=SJ9KSSwCjGiBjNE_ 

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Check out "Answering the Call" on CityTV this Sunday May 26 at 10pm to learn more about this innovative non-police led crisis response pilot.

You can also read more about the Toronto Community Crisis Service here.

Please share our monthly schedule for May with all who need it.

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