Health Quality Ontario has released a new quality standard that addresses care for people going home after a hospital admission.

Transitions between hospital and home are complex, multiple-step processes that require integrated communication and coordination among the patient, their caregivers, the hospital team, primary care, and home and community care providers. When not managed well, patients may suffer harm from errors and delays in care. 

"Lunch & Learn" at Adler - 890 Yonge Street. 10th Floor, Toronto ON 

We would like to invite you to join us on Saturday, December 7th, 2019 for the next FREE ADLER Lunch & Learn from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm.

"To Blaze or Not to Blaze" 

This Globe & Mail opinion piece reminds us that very few Canadians can access good mental health care, and those that can are the ones that have the financial means to afford it.

Those most in need are the most consistently failed by the system.

The 2019 Toronto's Vital Signs report reveals a city experiencing unprecedented growth, but increasingly at the cost of the most marginalized.

"Another student death at Bahen calls for immediate action from university administration, media, government.

Watch Katie Hayes of the University of Toronto, and Melanie Goodchild of the Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience, join Steve Paikin to discuss the connections between climate change and mental health.

Here is what we know about mental health and addictions content in the new Health and Physical Education curriculum for Grades 1-8.

Mental health (Grades 1 to 8, in addition to existing learning)

The enhanced HPE curriculum takes a comprehensive approach to learning about mental health. This includes:

At 12:30 p.m. EST today Health Canada provided an update on the legalization and regulation of cannabis in Canada. The new legislation will make it legal to purchase edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals for consumption this fall.

A few weeks ago, my son, Jake and I were interviewed about Video Gaming Addiction by journalist, Brandie Weikle for her podcast series, The New Family. This morning that podcast was released, and even though I know the story intimately, I am still learning from my son. I listened again today, and felt so proud for his willingness to share. In this interview, Jake is raw, articulate, and relatable. I have an even better understanding of his journey, once again.

The common belief among medical professionals is that depression only happens in western countries.  Now, researchers have found strong evidence that depression is "a fundamental human experience."