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

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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. 

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…

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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Leading the Way in Mental Health Training and Education

Concussion, the most common form of traumatic brain injury, has been linked to an increased risk of depression and suicide in adults. Now new research suggests high school students with a history of sports-related concussions might be at an increased risk for suicide completion.

In 2018,…

Our health unit has recently been experiencing frequent visits to main reception by members of the public seeking acute crisis intervention for their mental health. Our main reception staff is not sure how to handle these situations and so we are developing a plan to support main reception staff…

For a glimpse of Canada’s planning and governance in play for Indigenous Peoples – useful right now to take a look at this half hour documentary by the NFB in 1956 – and consider how policy development echoes and more to the point rings out to us today.

The Ontario Association of Social Workers is once again offering our popular online certificate course: Advanced Social Work with Older Adults to OASW members and social workers across Canada.

The implementation of evidence-informed policies and practices across systems is complex and multifaceted. In order to facilitate this process, policymakers, innovation developers and service delivery organizations are increasingly calling upon intermediaries to support implementation, yet…