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A report by Ontario’s leading experts on housing, justice, and mental health and addictions outlines how existing supportive housing could more effectively meet the needs of justice-involved individuals and reduce strain on the health and justice systems.

The impact of physical distancing guidelines on people at risk for suicide is unknown but concerning. Enforced isolation may increase risk of suicide, and many coping strategies in standard suicide safety plans could increase risk of COVID-19 infection or violate public health orders. In an…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fourth International Housing First conference has been postponed and will now take place virtually in 2021. As we plan for this virtual conference, we would like to know your preferred topics, formats, and dates. Results will be used by the planning committee to…

For knowledge translation purposes I would like to post my recently completed thesis which focuses on cannabis policy and older adult (55+) use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes from a critical realist perspective (qualitative research).

Link: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/7541/

Take 45 minutes to pause and think about our systems of care with the talk’s sharp focus on the intervention itself.  The discussion got me thinking of: the recovery model; our categories of who fits into what program of care; mental health care’s forms of intervention; and what ever…

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We recently invited members of the Gambling Issues International Yahoo Group to join the Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Community of Interest (COI).

In case you are one of those folks who recently joined EENet Connect as part of this migration, we want to make sure you…

There is a lack of empirical evidence on the impacts of climate change to mental health. This may be due to the challenges of directly linking mental health outcomes to climate change consequences. Preliminary evidence shows that the risks and impacts of climate change on…

Ontario's Auditor General released her 2020 Annual Report and concludes that the Ministry and the Ontario Telemedicine Network "do not have effective systems and procedures in place to meet Ontarian's needs in a cost-effective manner." She comments that since the province responded hastily to…

Hi not sure where to post this, but does anyone know of an article that discusses how gamblers prefer a quick fix for their problems.

Recent studies based on crowdsourced data identified some of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous people compared to the rest of the population. A report, titled “Perceptions of Safety of Indigenous People During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” provides an overview of the…