With a brand new organizational structure & team in place, now's a great time to help inform Frayme's strategy for supporting the child and 

Every year, the Ontario Peer Development Initiative invites you to nominate organizations, community members and outstanding peers for our annual OPDI Lighthouse Awards. This year, OPDI will be recognizing three individuals for their hard work in peer support as well as two organizations in a digital awards ceremony.

The mental health community has been faced with unprecedented challenges this year and OPDI is dedicated to acknowledging the hard work that's been done. The award categories are:

A free University of Windsor counselling program, 'Caring for our Caregivers' is expanding their reach to the general public in Windsor-Essex for COVID-related concerns.

"The Association for Canadian Studies and Experiences Canada are inviting children between the ages of 12 and 17 to participate in this short online survey (6-8 minutes). "

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To better support those working with clients experiencing mental health and/or substance use issues, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is launching a program evaluation and is developing a 5 year strategic plan to help inform activities for the Mental Health and Addiction Initiative.

Diane Longboat, Heidi Maracle & Cora-Lee Simon are members of CAMH Aboriginal Caucus and they offer some thoughts on the importance of building knowledge about Indigenous histories, cultures and resiliency for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada.

June is a special time to consider the history, contributions, sacrifices, and strengths of our people across the country, coast to coast to coast; and to share the experience the diverse and rich cultural traditions and histories of First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada.

(Please delete if not allowed)Hello everyone!I'm from the Alberta Rural Development Network, an Alberta-based group looking to conduct a second coordinated effort to map out homelessness in rural communities. We are looking for rural communities who have front-line services (food banks, shelters, libraries, etc.) and are interested in getting tangible data on what kind of housing/services their residents are looking for. 

Pat Armstrong – leading researcher is interviewed by David Herle – leading political consultant with, high level questions and grounded in straight forward and nuanced answers.  How do you have both straight forward and nuanced answers on unrecognized and skilled work, taxes and implementation of workplace policy? The podcast is worth your time.

In partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is developing free, self-directed online training based on the content in the Toolkit for e-Mental Health Implementation.