Supporting access to virtual care in the Champlain region: A call for donations

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in Bulletin board | Oct 6, 2020 @ 8:46 am

Champlain Region Call for Phone, Tablet, and Laptop Donations

The transition to virtual modes of service delivery in response to COVID-19 has allowed many mental health and addictions providers to continue to offer services, but many people cannot use these services due to limited access to technology.

The Phoenix Centre for Children and Families (Renfrew County) and the Champlain region's Mental Health and Addictions COVID-19 Task Group are working with agencies throughout the Champlain region to increase access for individuals and families who may not have the means available to access virtual care platforms.

The Phoenix Centre is looking for donations of old mobile phones, tablets, or laptops to help clients in need access virtual services. In order to ensure the devices can be used properly, they must meet the following requirements:

Power On
Have a Charging Cord
Be Unlocked (if applicable)
Not Be Blacklisted
Have a functional screen (minor, non function limiting scratches are fine)
Functional Headphone jack
Operating Systems (Not Applicable for non-Smart Phones):
- Smart Phones and Tablets
  - iOS 8.0 or newer
  - iPad OS 13 or newer
  - Android 5.0x or newer
    - Laptops:
      - macOS X with macOS 10.9 or newer
      - Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 Home, Pro or Enterprise

If you would like to make a donation, please contact Jessica Rowsell at 613-735-9565, or at jrowsell@phoenixctr.com

A media release from the Phoenix Centre can be found attached, in English and in French.

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Bill - EENet Yoda Master

I'm wondering how the project is going and how across agencies within a community are trying to support access and digital literacy to the internet. Maybe you don't have an answer and fair enough. I found this ACORN study, but its very big picture. https://acorncanada.org/resour...ital-equality-canada

I keep muttering that the vast majority of people I work with don't have the virtual tech and literacy to pull off much on the internet, there are gradients and I'm not saying that mental health agencies have to "fix" the social determinants of health.
But we do need to keep an eye on it. Any "points of light on this would be appreciated.

Anyone have examples up their sleeve?

Nov 7, 2020 @ 12:07 am