Over the last seven months, we have seen an increased physical and emotional demand on health professionals due to COVID-19. With so much uncertainty around the course and duration of this pandemic, health professionals must prioritize self-care.

On December 10 join Ellen Choi, B.Comm, M.Sc, PhD, to gain mindfulness practices for training attention and cultivating attitudes that support resilience and well-being during COVID-19 in her webinar from 9 a.m. to noon for only $40!

Digital health week, is an annual celebration and recognition of how digital health is transforming the delivery of and access to health care across Canada.

Nearly 7 out of 10 Canadians who sought medical assistance during the pandemic used virtual care. As our health care system becomes more digital, the adoption of digital health tools - from virtual consultations to new apps to accessing personal information is changing the way health care is delivered and accessed across Canada.

Led by The Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB), the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, and the Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario (CMHA Ontario), the Survivors of Homicide Victims and Mental Health Project is exploring the impact of supporting surviving family members and friends of murdered victims (survivors), and the service providers that support them.

The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is funding 14 two-year projects (2020-22) to address knowledge gaps in the relationship between mental health and cannabis among priority populations. Check out the project snapshots:

If you are a service provider who:

supports survivors of homicide victims from Indigenous, African, Caribbean and Black (ACB), and other racialized communitiesprovides services in Brantford, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Toronto, or Windsor

WE NEED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE

Hello,

We are in the process of creating an internal healthy aging framework. We are looking to see if there are any existing frameworks or strategies others could share or could refer us to.

Thank you,

Stephanie Bale

Overview

The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) is presently running a Digital Media Contest that challenges youth (ages 18 – 25) to create a video or poster discussing how cannabis use affects youth brain development, and we were wondering if you’d be willing to help us choose a winner by joining the Contest Organizer’s Jury (CO Jury).

 

Details:

The City of Toronto is requesting for community input around alternatives to policing.  This community-based crisis response survey for the alternatives to policing work aims to understand the public's priorities for what a community-based crisis response could look like.

The Youth Gambling Awareness Program recently completed an informative article that outlines the basics of youth brain development and how this development impacts risk taking behaviors. This information is useful for parents and professionals who work with youth!