17 year old doesn't like school, doesn't know where he wants to go in life, unmotivated. A service on the West side of Mississauga preferred, as he will likely need to continue after  the pandemic and might prefer in-person or group therapy then. Affordable service preferred. Any suggestions? Please email.

Coursera is offering its well-rated Foundations of Mindfulness course from Rice University free of charge

A report by Ontario’s leading experts on housing, justice, and mental health and addictions outlines how existing supportive housing could more effectively meet the needs of justice-involved individuals and reduce strain on the health and justice systems.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fourth International Housing First conference has been postponed and will now take place virtually in 2021. As we plan for this virtual conference, we would like to know your preferred topics, formats, and dates. Results will be used by the planning committee to tailor the virtual conference for an international housing first audience.

Take 45 minutes to pause and think about our systems of care with the talk’s sharp focus on the intervention itself.  The discussion got me thinking of: the recovery model; our categories of who fits into what program of care; mental health care’s forms of intervention; and what ever happened to the Mental Health Commission’s Recommendations and its whole system, whole country recommendations guide?

Hello!

We recently invited members of the Gambling Issues International Yahoo Group to join the Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Community of Interest (COI).

In case you are one of those folks who recently joined EENet Connect as part of this migration, we want to make sure you find yourself in the right place!

There is a lack of empirical evidence on the impacts of climate change to mental health. This may be due to the challenges of directly linking mental health outcomes to climate change consequences. Preliminary evidence shows that the risks and impacts of climate change on mental health are already accelerating, resulting in direct, indirect, and overarching effects that disproportionally affect populations already facing health inequities. To address the mental health consequences of climate change, coordinated and holistic actions are needed.

Hi not sure where to post this, but does anyone know of an article that discusses how gamblers prefer a quick fix for their problems.

The Lancet Psychiatry published on 2020/10/21 "Neuroinflammation in psychiatric disorders: PET imaging and promising new targets". This review says that the images show neuroinflammation in psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder.

Government-financed therapy by video or chat for adults 18+ who are in stable condition (not suicidal, violent, addicted to hard drugs, etc.)  and who have a safe, private place to work with a decent internet connection. Can be done by computer or smart phone. 22 sessions provided.

See https://www.therapytorontother.../nativeCanadians.htm

Beth Mares RP