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User profile image Betty-Lou -

We continue to lose our children to opioid overdose at an unprecedented rate.

No words lately...

Just frustration, pain & grief....

Below is Pete's memorial for the 18th year of his overdose death-Dec 23 2001

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User profile image Jocelyn Rankin -

Aggregated Data Ontario 2018 Homelessness Enumeration

Does anyone know if any aggregated data or analysis has been published for Ontario's 2018 Homelessness Enumeration? I have only been able to find publications from individual municipalities.

Thank you

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User profile image Community -

Would you alter your child's genes if it meant lower risk of psychiatric disorders?

In the largest-ever study of its kind, researchers identified more than 100 genetic variants that affect the risk for more than one mental health condition.

Last year, scientists edited the genes of babies to make them HIV resistant (the result of this "experiment" is still unknown). This…

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User profile image SickKids CCMH Learning Institute -

Seeking professionals who are well versed in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) approaches with children

Leading the Way in Mental Health Training and Education

At SickKids CCMH Learning Institute, we are always looking for avenues to better support the professionals in our community with the Mental Health work they do.

Our focus groups have drawn attention to a need for more Cognitive…

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User profile image Community -

OPHA Resource on Managing Alcohol at Events on Municipal Property

Recent regulatory changes in Ontario affect how alcohol can be served and sold at events hosted on municipal property. Some of these changes may increase the risk of health harms to patrons, event staff, and the public due to alcohol use, which remains a leading, preventable cause of disease,…

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User profile image Beatrice -

Free Lunch & Learn at Adler Graduate Professional School

"Lunch & Learn" at Adler - 890 Yonge Street. 10th Floor, Toronto ON 

We would like to invite you to join us on Saturday, December 7th, 2019 for the next FREE ADLER Lunch & Learn from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm.

"To Blaze or Not to Blaze" 

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User profile image Community -

'Hikikomori' is the term Japan uses to describe people who shut themselves off from society... but is this just a mental health issue that's disguised?

The Japanese government says there are roughly one million hikikomori, or people who have played no part in society for over six months, and who've locked themselves at home, away from the public. 

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User profile image Jon Hunter -

Adversity in Childhood

Evidence shows that adversity in childhood (ACE's) are a critical factor in the development of psychiatric and physical illness, but that most doctors don't inquire about them. We have created a short video to help people respectfully engage in this process and establish a stronger alliance with…

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User profile image Rossana -

Are there any residential addiction programs that use a harm-reduction approach?

In a conversations we've been having here on EENet Connect, a couple of people brought up the topic of whether there are any residential addiction programs currently available that use a harm-reduction rather than an abstinence-based approach. Does anyone have any info on this?

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