EENet Connect

At 12:30 p.m. EST today Health Canada provided an update on the legalization and regulation of cannabis in Canada. The new legislation will make it legal to purchase edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals for consumption this fall.

EENet is seeking applicants to develop at least three new Mental Health and Addictions Communities of Interest (CoIs) in Ontario.

Some of the identified priorities for these new CoIs include Northern, rural, and remote mental health and addiction challenges and LGBTQ+ mental health…

This is your last chance to register as there are only 3 spots left for this highly sought after training with Natalie Zlodre! Don't miss out...

Provide your feedback on Health Quality Ontario's draft quality standard on alcohol use and alcohol use disorder.

The draft quality standard outlines quality care for people aged 15 and older and is based on the best evidence, along with input from clinicians, patients and caregivers…

The Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network (EPION)'s metabolic monitoring working group has developed an interactive web tool to promote metabolic monitoring for people with mental illness. The tool provides an easy and structured way to screen and begin metabolic…

Jun 12, 2019 12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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A few weeks ago, my son, Jake and I were interviewed about Video Gaming Addiction by journalist, Brandie Weikle for her podcast series, The New Family. This morning that podcast was released, and even though I know the story intimately, I am still learning from my son. I listened again today,…

The common belief among medical professionals is that depression only happens in western countries.  Now, researchers have found strong evidence that depression is "a fundamental human experience."

The long hours of fasting for Ramadan can be challenging but what's it like when you're doing it with mental health issues?

Not eating food or drinking water makes each hour of the day harder for Maryam, who also writes as…

A new report released by the Racialized Populations and Mental Health and Addiction Community of Interest, highlights that there’s a greater need to collect race-based data in the justice system and use it to help racialized individuals access mental heath court diversion and other support…