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Laura Stone,Queen's Park Reporter July 6 2020

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30, 2020: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) announced the release of their Addiction Standard Set today.

Seven out of 10 Ontarians believe the province is headed for a “serious mental health crisis” following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results from the first of three polls conducted on behalf of Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division.

In addition, more than three quarters of respondents said that more mental health supports will be necessary to help society, according to the new poll results released today.

The Angus Reid Institute, a Canadian non-profit research firm, recently completed a survey of 650 kids age 10 – 17 in Canada about their experiences and attitudes under Covid-19 restrictions. The results indicate that many kids are bored, miss friends, and are not liking and feeling motivated by schooling at home. In addition, a substantial portion are worried about missing schooling and about family members becoming sick.

The COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making or COVID-END is a recently formed partnership led by the McMaster University Health Forum and the Ottawa Hospital Centre for Implementation Research. It's aim is to help reduce duplication and improve coordination in COVID-19 knowledge translation and exchange efforts and provide a source for high quality evidence on COVID-19.

The Black Health Alliance, Health Commons Solutions Lab, and Sinai Health recently published a report online on the Black Experiences in Health Care Symposium 2020.

The Ontario Ministry of Health has recently developed a COVID-19 guidance document for community-based mental health and addiction residential settings. Please see the English version attached. I have not located a French version yet. This document has not been posted on the Ministry of Health website, but it will reportedly be soon.

Michael

Health professionals' emotional reactions to the COVID19 pandemic range from numbness, anxiety, fear, and rapid shifts, to survivor guilt, helplessness, and feelings of detachment. The following web link from Psychiatric Times provides an overview of stress management tactics for healthcare professionals and what to expect today and beyond.

https://www.psychiatrictimes.c...ic-stress-management

This commentary was written by Nazilla Khanlou & Brenda E. Orazietti, and published in the Journal of Concurrent Disorders. Check it out here: https://concurrentdisorders.ca...or-frontline-nurses/.

Please also share your experiences and thoughts with us below!

Thanks again to all essential workers!

For those who missed it, yesterday the federal government announced the launch of a new online mental health and substance use platform offering a range of support services for Canadians: Wellness Together Canada.