What you need to know

On October 28th, EENet hosted a webinar featuring a conversation among key experts in the field of psychedelics research. Panelists discussed their viewpoints on ensuring psychedelic therapies are safe for everyone who could benefit from them, including issues related to regulation, standards of training, and cultural competence.

You can now view the recording at this link.

Check out this new Research Snapshot!Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

Here is a sneak peek:

What does a trauma-informed legal system look like? Why is it important?

BC Courthouse Library hosted a webinar on trauma-informed legal practice,  The topics of the webinar were:

What you need to know

In the Ontario child and youth mental health sector, there are no consistent strategies, frameworks or guidelines for organizational practices to improve racial equity for clients, family members and staff.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious impacts on people’s negative emotions, which is known to affect the use of substances and the development of substance use disorders.

Check out this new Research Snapshot!Access to Ambulatory Mental Health Care Prior to a Psychiatric Emergency Department Visit

Here is a sneak peek:

The RECOVER-E project launched a successful webinar on the 14th of October in which a diverse set of topics about peer workers was discussed. The first session covered among other things Human Rights, equality, equity, and lived experience in mental health (care). The second session focused on personal stories from peer workers and professionals about working in a community mental health team, challenges and opportunities, and how the work will be sustained after the project ends.

Research Snapshots are brief, clear language summaries of research articles, presented in a user-friendly format.

EENet's latest Research Snapshot is based on the article, “Mental health interventions for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada: A systematic review” which was published in The International Indigenous Policy Journal, in 2021. https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2021.12.2.10820.

Though it's focus is on "online learning,"  it reaches well into our work and actions in mental health.   The process and format of the course is called a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC),  This course is free.

Introductory video is here: