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Rupi ---

Research Snapshot: The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada

Check out this new Research Snapshot!The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada

Here is a sneak peek:

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Rossana ---

Research Snapshot: Increased visits for postpartum mental illness during COVID-19 in Ontario

Postpartum mental illness is a common problem that affects a mother’s ability to function, her interactions with her baby, and the well-being of families. Ontario researchers calculated the rate of postpartum mental health visits to primary care doctors and psychiatrists during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic and compared these against expected rates based on patterns before the pandemic.

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Emma Firsten-Kaufman ---

All there is to know about Psychiatric Intensive Care Units

In Ontario, intensive or high-intensity inpatient psychiatric care varies significantly across jurisdictions. For this reason, in October 2020, Ontario's Mental Health and Addictions Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Leads reached out to EENet to find answers to the following questions:

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Bill ---

A resource for strength based interventions

The British,  Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) https://www.scie.org.uk/ provides a set of training resources that take a community focused and care system wide approach at: individual and organizational levels with potential policy impacts if deployed well.

Refreshingly, it incorporates but moves beyond the individual clinician.

A strengths-based approach…

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Rossana ---

Use of asynchronous virtual mental health resources for COVID-19 pandemic–related stress

Over the past few decades, there's been an increase in free, publicly available virtual mental health resources, including online programs and smartphone apps. This includes asynchronous virtual mental health (AVMH) resources, that is, online supports that do not involve direct contact with a mental health care provider in real time. AVMH resources play a critical role in helping people access mental health supports while following public health recommendations for physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Angela ---

Research Snapshot: Students’ well-being, stress and mental health while returning to school during COVID-19

What you need to know

Students across Canada have faced many stressors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes health risks and concerns related to the virus, the psychological impact of school closures and shifting to virtual learning, and worries around returning to school in person. This paper shares the results from the first wave of a one-year study that looked at the well-being of students 12 to 18-years-old in Alberta, during the first few weeks after returning to school in the fall of 2020.

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Community ---

New Sex, Gender & Cannabis Hub launched

The Centre for Excellence in Women's Health has launched a new Sex, Gender and Cannabis Hub. This hub aims to be Canada's resource for reliable and up-to-date information on sex and gender factors related to cannabis use.

Explore the Sex, Gender and Cannabis Hub here.

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Rupi ---

Check out this new promising practice on: Gerstein Crisis Centre: Mobile Crisis Team

Check out this new Promising Practice!Gerstein Crisis Centre: Mobile Crisis Team

Here is a sneak peek:

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