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Register Today: Mindfulness for Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use

Are you a mental health & addiction service provider supporting clients with gambling, gaming or technology use concerns? If so, you may be interested in our one-day interactive and experiential mindfulness workshop taking place on March 8, 2019 in downtown Toronto. 

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Shopping addiction affects 5% of the population: a no-buy year could be a path to better wealth and wellbeing for some

Here is an interesting article from the BBC on  taking a year leave from compulsive shopping. Highlights below:

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INQBOARD: Older Adults & Problem Gambling

EENet presents Inqboard...

a collection of infographic posters. This Inqboard is based on the article, "The prevalence of problem gambling and gambling-related behaviours among older adults in Ontario" in the Journal of Gambling Issues by Mark Van Der Maas. 

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WEBINAR Next Week! Medication and Problem Gambling Treatment

Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use Webinar Series

UPCOMING WEBINAR SESSION

Medication and Problem Gambling Treatment: Understanding Uses, Benefits and Side Effects

Friday, February 22, 2019  |  10:00 - 11:30 am ESTDr. Daniela Lobo, MD, PhD, FRCPC

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Peer Support STAFF Values in Action Interactive On-line Training

Another exciting training opportunity being offered by the Centre for Innovation in Peer Support and Robyn Priest Live Your Truth.  

INTERACTIVE ONLINE TRAININGA 6 hour Training split into two 3 hour sessions!February 27 & 28 2019 from 12 noon until 3 pm ET

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Gay men, substance use and harm reduction: it’s time to act

This blog was originally posted on CATIE. The CATIE Blog hosts the views and opinions of people and organizations working and volunteering in Canada’s response to HIV and hepatitis C. For more info visit: http://blog.catie.ca/  

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Research roundup: 4 new studies on depression

Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. More than 300 million people around the world are now living with depression (WHO). Thankfully, international researchers are working on better understanding this important issue. Here are summaries and talking points from…

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Instagram's most-liked photo used to send an important message about mental health

Instagram recently saw a new picture earn the title of "most-liked photo" on the platform — a picture of an egg with more than 50 million likes.

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Suicide can't be predicted by asking about suicidal thoughts, major Australian study suggests

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The majority of people who die by suicide deny having suicidal thoughts when asked by doctors in the weeks and months leading up to their death, a study has found.

This questions a widely held belief that suicide can be accurately predicted by psychiatrists and clinicians by…

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