Please join us on May 8 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT for a webinar on "Drug Use and Harm Reduction During COVID-19," co-hosted by EENet/PSSP and the Ontario Harm Reduction Network. Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on people who use drugs (PWUD) include closing or limiting hours of capacity of various services (including drop-ins, safe consumption sites), scarcity and rising prices of drugs, and disconnection from many other supports. This new public health crisis intersects with the now entrenched overdose crisis. 

I'd like to share a few resources related to the use of demographic data collection to improve health equity.

The first is the Measuring Health Equity website of Sinai Health System, an extensive resource on demographic data collection. Among other things, this site offers a number of tools to aid with demographic data collection.

ECHO Coping with COVID is designed for Healthcare Providers and Residents responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants are invited to join ECHO sessions virtually through multi-point videoconference technology to share and learn about ways to build resilience and overall wellness through didactic lectures and case-based discussions.

The Robert Kerr Foundation and Knix, a Toronto-based company, has partnered to provide PPE to Ontario community organizations in need.  

This survey focuses on: Workforce preparation for virtual mental health care adoption and uptake. CAMH-Education invites your input in the design and development of virtual mental health education/continuing professional development (CPD) training events and resources. This survey is part of a needs assessment designed to help us better understand your training needs. 

CAMH-Education invites your input in the design and development of virtual mental health education/continuing professional development (CPD) training events and resources. This survey is part of a needs assessment designed to help us better understand your training needs. Your time in completing this short 5-question survey is greatly appreciated.

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My name is Jeremy Finkelstein from YouthMindful. We offer online, 1-on-1 mindfulness for youth. During the pandemic, our Introduction to Youth Mindfulness is pay-what-you-can, making mindfulness accessible to young people.

In this introduction session, we'll learn the practice of mindfulness and its application to living a healthier life. The sessions will include mindfulness meditations, exercises, and discussion to develop awareness skills for becoming more resilient in the face of everyday challenges.

How are you coping during COVID-19?Researchers want to understand your experiences in this challenging time.

COVID-19 is changing core aspects of people’s lives in a unique manner. Social interactions, family and work are all affected. Researchers want to understand the impacts of these changes and determine what helps people cope.  They have launched a study to examine the psychological, social, and financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at various stages of the outbreak.

ECHO Ontario Child and Youth Mental Health (https://cheo.echoontario.ca/) and PLEO (https://www.pleo.on.ca/) have teamed up in response to COVID-19 to offer two special ses

To coordinate efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) is collecting research questions for rapid evidence syntheses in progress related to COVID-19.