This fact sheet developed by the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation provides culturally-grounded and strength-based supports for First Nations people during COVID-19. Check it out here.

 

Maintaining relations and social connection is an important part of Indigenous peoples' overall wellbeing. These innovations highlight how Noojmowin Teg Healing Centre on Manitoulin Island bridges traditional and western ways of doing through innovative thinking, creativity, and resourcefulness, to maintain connection and promote healing and wellness during COVID-19. 

With edible cannabis products, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals now available for legal purchase, Canadians have even more access to a variety of products and methods for consuming cannabis. While these products appear, smell and taste differently from dried cannabis, “cannabis is cannabis” and the short- and long-term health effects of consuming it in any form should not be underestimated.

Check out this new Research Snapshot!A look at past outbreaks and how they can help with our current situation! 

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As we all cope with the mental health impacts of COVID-19 for our clients, it is important to recognize that frontline mental health workers also need support. The government has created 5 hubs for online or virtual support options. Any staff needing mental health and addiction support given the stresses created by COVID can connect with Healthcare Worker Support Service Staff at any of these hubs. Staff are eligible to self-refer to these programs (links below), and they may find this a more comfortable process than self-referring internally.

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic could have a significant impact on how, why, and when people gamble, resulting in important implications for the way we des

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COVID-19 brought about immediate changes in mental health and addiction needs for children, youth and adults in Thunder Bay. This innovation highlights how counselling agencies shifted their model in response to the rapidly shifting demand from the community. 

 

The World Health Organization has recently launched an app named WHO Academy to deliver trusted and reliable information related to COVID-19 directly to mobile devices.

The Ontario Ministry of Health recently published Covid-19 guidelines for mental health and addiction service providers in community settings. These guidelines are intended for those who serve children, youth, and adults.

Guidance for Mental Health and Addictions Service Providers in Community Settings: English; French