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The onset of dementia can have a devastating impact on an individual’s identity. See how culturally based and linguistically accessible programming and interventions help to reclaim and preserve one’s identity and dignity.
Date: Friday December 3, 2021
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Best practices when providing language support in services for older adults requires special considerations and strategies. Language access in this context can be made more complex by multiple factors such as mental health, age-related speech and/or hearing loss, family involvement and…
As a teen, navigating today’s world for youth can be complicated and challenging.
Let’s Chat About Mental Health invites teens to join us each month to interact, share and exchange.
A chance to chat in a safe space.
Each month teens will have one-stop access to mental…
From February - April 2021, the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the Canadian Psychological Association and Canada Health Infoway, and the Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) collected national data on the experience and perceptions of virtual services and supports for…
This week, the Mental Health Commission of Canada launched a directory of community-based mental health and substance use services and supports available in Canada for people who are transitioning from the criminal justice system into the community. This national inventory represents a new step…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected marginalized groups, including 2SLGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness. According to the literature, this group has been experiencing higher rates of mental health and substance use issues since the pandemic started and also face greater…
The YMCA of Greater Toronto’s Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) is running a Digital Media Contest and we need the help of youth ages 16-24, who are currently residing in Canada, to help determine a winner. The contest challenged youth from across Canada to create a poster and/or video…
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In early spring 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became a worldwide pandemic. The social and work-related restrictions that governments put in place to reduce transmission of the virus were unlike any in recent history. Researchers have shown that worldwide mental health has been…
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Êtes-vous à la recherche d’une occasion de bénévolat stimulante qui vous permettra de contribuer au mieux-être de notre communauté ?
Registration is now open for the online mini-course "Treating Concurrent Tobacco and Cannabis Use Disorder," offered by the TEACH program at CAMH.
Participants will learn to screen for concurrent use disorders and provide tailored cessation interventions.
For more information or to…